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Creating Accessible Bachelor’s Options for Adults at Community Colleges
As states aim to increase the population with a bachelor’s degree, community college baccalaureates are an option they shouldn’t overlook.
Now Negotiated Rulemaking’s Prison Education Subcommittee Meetings Are Over, What’s Next for the Reinstatement of Pell?
This blog outlines the main areas of agreement among subcommittee members & Ed Dept. during the final prison education subcommittee meeting
How will the Build Back Better Act invest in Higher Education?
The blog sums up the Build Back Better Act's provisions for higher education
Building California’s Health Care Workforce through Labor Management and Community College Partnerships
Partnerships with labor management training funds can serve colleges, learners, and state workforce needs.
The Importance of Including Student Voices within Early Alert Systems at Community Colleges
If students’ voices are not included, colleges make the mistake of relying on technology as their silver bullet to meet institutional goals
New Findings and More Questions on the Community College Baccalaureate
Some of what we’ve learned confirms earlier findings, but other results have challenged our thinking and raised new questions.
Building TAACCCT Better
Bringing TAACCCT back, in conjunction with the new Community College and Industry Partnership Grants, would be huge for community colleges.
One Way Maryland Can Better Support Undocumented Students in Higher Education
This blog explains why it is important that Maryland provides access to professional licenses for undocumented students.
Three Ways to Better Support Student-Parents and Their Children
A key barrier to college completion for student-parents is a lack of access to high-quality and reliable child care.
What Happened at Negotiated Rulemaking’s Prison Education Program Subcommittee
Monique O. Ositelu, PhD summarizes the latest news about the reinstatement of Pell Grants for incarcerated adults in prison.
New Legislation Expands Community College Baccalaureate Authorization in California
These changes have been a long time coming and have huge implications for baccalaureate degree access in the Golden State.
The Automation of Admissions: Predictive Analytics Use in Enrollment Management
The problem is that with the automation of enrollment management comes the perpetuation of racial inequities in college admissions.
The Iron Triangle of College Admissions: Institutional Goals to Admit the Perfect First-Year Class may Create Racial Inequities to College Access
This blog post highlights some of the contributing factors to the racial inequities to college access within enrollment management.
Income-Driven Repayment and Negotiated Rulemaking
Too many borrowers continue to struggle with repayment, even if they never default on their student loans.