Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain A newly released report from a 13-member task force of academics and experts from think tanks calls to “reform higher education funding to upend the existing skew toward traditional academic education,” and to instead allocate more federal financial aid to career education programs. Opportunity America, a conservative […]
Inside Higher Ed By Ashley A. Smith The move by a growing number of community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees has generated excitement, especially in California, where the first crop of students in a pilot program are expected to graduate this spring. But a recent report from the state Legislature’s independent policy analysis […]
by James Paterson Dive Brief: A new report from the College Savings Foundation (CSF) finds that 81% of high school students in its survey seek skills training, and an increasing number are considering technical schools and community colleges. The survey showed the number of students intending to go to community college increased 9% […]
Education Dive by Shalina Chatlani @chatlanis With the nation’s average six-year college completion rate for first-time, full-time students hovering around 59% according to the National Center for Education Statistics, institutions are constantly searching for best practices and strategies to enhance graduation outcomes. And, that’s especially true when it comes to the growing enrollment […]
Inside Higher Ed By Ashley A. Smith Community colleges are used to declining enrollments when the economy is strong and unemployment is low. But some researchers are warning colleges that future declines are only expected to get worse amid cuts in state funding and more pressure on institutions to produce […]
Education Dive Dive Brief: A new report repeats a familiar call for higher education to better train graduates with the skills employers need, but also makes a series of recommendations about how institutions can initiate such “demand driven education”, which it claims will be the third wave of higher education reform. The Demand […]
EdSource Gov. Brown’s plan for online only community college provokes pushback Leaders within the California Community College system are objecting to Gov. Jerry Brown’s push to create a new online-only community college. Both faculty leaders and some members of the Board of Governors — the group that oversees the 114-campus […]
techwire.net Brown Orders Creation of Online Community College BY KAYLA NICK-KEARNEY | JUNE 30, 2017 Gov. Jerry Brown has directed California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley to create a fully online-only community college. The memo directing Oakley to create the college included a deadline to submit a plan for […]
Inside Higher Ed Helping Career Education Become a First Choice California’s community colleges seek to rebrand career and technical education amid a broad state push that includes $200 million more in annual funding. By Paul Fain July 5, 2017 California wants to eliminate the lingering stigma about career and technical education with […]
Inside Higher Ed New Models for Community Colleges In California and Pennsylvania, new institutions are created. By Ashley A. Smith June 27, 2017 CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES OEI Across the country, many students still lack access to a college option that fits their needs. It’s a problem that two very different states […]