Retention is top of mind for those in higher education, especially coming out of the pandemic.
Community College
Posted inColorado
How did Colorado community colleges double their graduation rate? By better meeting student needs
Graduation rates improved among students from all backgrounds, including Black and Hispanic students who graduate at lower rates than their peers.
Posted inOhio
More than half of Cuyahoga County’s adults can’t read at the highest proficient level
“We have a higher-than-we-should-have percentage of people who are not proficient in reading and numeracy,” said Robert Paponetti, the Literacy Cooperative’s president and CEO.
Posted inEl Paso
El Paso leaders optimistic about community college funding proposal
This will be the first time in almost 50 years that the funding process may be revamped.
Posted inEl Paso
How El Paso Community College is combating food insecurity
A recent study found one in three community college students struggle with food insecurity.
Posted inHigher Ed in Prisons
The last class, 28 years later
What happened to the last of the Pell Grant-funded prison higher ed graduates and their paralegal skills?
Posted inRace and Equity
Sports provide an important but underutilized path to college for Native students
Sports can provide a promising avenue to education for Native students, but they are even more underrepresented in college athletics than they are in higher education.