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Researchers Present Recommendations for Reversing Minority Male Enrollment Declines at Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The data, the researchers note, could also be used to let the public know how school districts and higher ed institutions are doing in terms of equity for minoritized students. Some of the researchers’ ideas for state policymakers were student centric. Other ideas focused on teachers.

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How Public Universities Can Tackle the Teacher Shortage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There’s little help on the way: The nation’s classrooms are projected to lose an average of 270,000 educators annually for the next several years, and enrollment in teacher preparation programs has plummeted. But there’s more the federal government can do.

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With China's reopening, new challenges for recruiting

Confessions of a Community College Dean

They will face questions about the unpredictable direction of federal government rhetoric and policies toward Chinese students. as it faces a looming demographic cliff that will likely drive down demand for a college education domestically and hurt its leading role in global innovation and scientific research.

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Beyond ideological debates, a focus on process (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In a 2018 Pew Research Center poll , 61 percent of Americans said they believe higher education in the U.S. That takes us to issues of higher education governance—a process that is often tediously slow and too often inefficient but nevertheless the way we do business today. is going in the wrong direction.

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Leveraging Partnerships to Support Local Workforce Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Working together, educational institutions can create more accessible and effective pathways for students to enter high-demand career fields. but The Community Colleges that Train Them Are Woefully Underfunded” (Wallace, 2022), Chancellor Kim Beatty spoke of MCC’s efforts to consolidate several schools and programs to create learning hubs.

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Pell Grant to increase by $500

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The bill boosts funding levels for a range of federal higher education programs, including $137 million more for historically underresourced institutions. “Our students and our colleges are facing increased costs and challenges with enrollment in most places, and they rely upon the federal government for support.”

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More money for Pell Grants, research in federal budget

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Department of Education is receiving nearly $4 billion more in discretionary funds, although the Biden administration had requested $13 billion more. “We hoped for more support than that,” said David Baime, senior vice president for government relations for the American Association of Community Colleges. Loan Forgiveness.