For public officials who support equal opportunity, recent court rulings and other developments provide reasons for a little optimism.
They need a lot more support than they get. Their success is crucial to building the workforce our economy needs.
Not enough instructors and limited hospital placements are throttling capacity, despite surging interest and urgent workforce needs.
While understandably feeling under the gun, there are many ways states can continue to grow both their economies and revenues.
Universities may trade policy flexibility and self-governance for federal favors in this ambitious — but problematic — plan.
Some states that have dropped degree requirements for public-sector jobs still force non-degree training providers to navigate a labyrinth of rules as if they were traditional colleges. It’s a fundamental roadblock to economic mobility.
These programs are under relentless attack but there is no evidence that they’ve given Black Americans any disproportionate benefit.
Small colleges in small towns are up against stiff odds. But some are finding ways to thrive.
State policymakers must ask: Is our system creating real value for students? A growing number of states are pointing the way.
Our universities’ real problems have little to do with DEI or antisemitism. Genuine reforms would encompass expanding access and equity and confronting a history of institutional racism.
With enrollment trending down, colleges are simplifying the process for students to get credit for skills they already have, which can save them both time and money.
Employers aren’t happy with the skills today’s college graduates bring to the workplace. A few states are addressing the problem with effective work-based learning programs.
Universities were already facing a grim future due to demographic changes. Then along came Trump.
Overall state aid to colleges and universities was flat this year but lawmakers approved $610 million in construction, with promises of more for future phases of new projects.
The package will offer more support for ROTC, increase scholarships, guarantee in-state rates for ROTC participants and give early access to registration for students in military-related programs.
The proposal would shake up the finances of hundreds of institutions that use race as a factor in admissions, scholarships or other ways.
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