Most parents still want to see their children pursue college after high school, despite what you may hear.
Community College
Posted inMile Markers
Partnering to help rural students in South Texas
Education leaders and community partner organizations are working together to help encourage degree attainment.
Posted inOhio
How one Ohio community college is trying to help English, arts and communications majors land jobs
Lorain County Community College is receiving $900,000 over three years to power its ‘Humanities to Careers’ initiative. The pilot program launched this spring.
Posted inTexas
North Texas colleges want to make transferring between schools easier, saving students time and money
Thousands of Texas transfer students each year don’t get credit for some community college courses. The partnership seeks to address that.
Posted inEl Paso
‘Bringing awareness’: El Paso Community College pitches college to low-income Texans
The community college hosted a recruitment event earlier this month at a low-income housing community in El Paso, and plans to do more.
Posted inHigher Ed in Prisons
First person: ‘My college experience behind bars made me feel less than human.’
Even though I have used my time in prison to educate myself, I’m not sure I’d recommend it to anyone else.
Posted inNew York City
City Adds $77 Million to Its CUNY Funding from Mayor’s Proposal
The new money, mostly going to the system’s community colleges, will help fill in the $95 million the Adams administration cumulatively cut in previous years.
Posted inHigher Ed in Prisons
Incarcerated Californians are doing college by mail. It makes it harder to get to the finish line.
Most prison education in California is offered via correspondence, report finds.
Posted inNews About Open Campus
Our California reporting is spurring lawmakers to act
The reporting of our CalMatters reporter has spurred state lawmakers to take action and make it easier for adults to access financial aid.
Posted inThe Dispatch
Supporting student parents brings generational change
One in five college students is also a parent. Student parents are high-performing and motivated, but face major barriers to graduating.