Topic: Community Colleges

Raising revenue at elite public universities

Could public universities boost their endowments if it admitted more four-year students and fewer transfer students?

'Zero job' economy: 11 ways Washington can fix it

A stagnant job market has ramped up the pressure on President Obama and Congress to come up with solutions. What can be done? Here are 11 proposals.

US job market: Four ways to cut the unemployment rate

The McKinsey Global Institute has released a set of recommendations on how to create 21 million new jobs by 2020. Here's a look at the institute's core proposals.

Obama pushes job training initiatives to boost US manufacturing

There's a gap between skills US manufacturers want and skills workers have, Obama said during a visit to a hybrid-car repair lab Wednesday. Can job training at community colleges help close it?

Why is Obama delivering a commencement address at Miami Dade College?

President Obama will speak Friday evening at the graduation for the North and West campuses of Miami Dade College. The school is America’s largest institution of higher education.

How Miami students can get a free college education

Miami Dade College announced Wednesday the American Dream Scholarship. The ‘free college’ offer could help boost college graduation rates – a goal of President Obama’s.

Arizona shooting suspect Jared Loughner: 5 of his strange ideas

Jared Lee Loughner is accused of killing six people and wounding 14 in Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday. Here’s a look at five ideas believed to come from Loughner, in his words and those of the people who know him.

Nihilism or Sarah Palin: What motivated Arizona shooting suspect?

Early reports suggest that the philosophies of shooting suspect Jared Loughner are tangled and largely incoherent – ranging from nihilism to 'lucid dreaming.' So far, there does not appear to be clear link to talk radio or hyperpartisanship, though that could change.

American education under attack

Budget pressures at the state and federal level have led to slashed education programs and rising tuition at state universities.

Clinton to campaign in Michigan in bid to rescue Democrats

Bill Clinton will make the rounds in Michigan this weekend in an effort to rescue Democrats from a potentially disastrous midterm election next week.

Gates gives $35 million to Obama's community college overhaul

At the first ever White House community college summit Tuesday, President Obama announces new grants to help community colleges prepare Americans for new jobs.

Community colleges: White House wants business to help place future workforce

Community colleges are the focus of a White House summit Tuesday in Washington. The Obama administration is looking to several national businesses to assist future employees coming out of community colleges find jobs.

At White House summit on community colleges, all hands on deck

Next week, the White House hosts a summit on community colleges. The schools, so vital to training and job skills, need support from all sectors of society.

Feds file new Arizona immigration lawsuit, this time to protect workers

The Justice Department alleges that an Arizona public college discriminated against immigrant job candidates. The case could pit states' rights against those of the federal government.

Raise the community college graduation rate

Roughly half of all those in college attend a community college, yet the graduation rate is dismal at these two-year schools. They must focus on student completion. Increasing the community college graduation rate is a matter of national competitiveness and job retraining.

How can the jobless adapt to 10.2 percent unemployment rate?

Spot growing fields in the economy and then find a retraining center. But such schools need to adapt quickly, and require more resources.

Obama directs $12 billion to community colleges

The goal is to help 5 million people earn degrees and certificates, especially displaced workers.

When careers need reinvention

Innovative collaborations between schools, workforce developers, and industry are helping to educate adult workers for the new jobs communities need.

Community colleges play key role in tough economic times

Many schools have to turn away those seeking new job skills. Proposed federal funds could help.

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about why professors should not be called upon to rescue newspapers, why the US should teach its students to think critically, and what universities should really spend their money on.

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Back to work for Jill Biden (she was offered other jobs too)

A push to boost college graduation rates

Nearly half of students at four-year colleges don't finish after six years, a report finds.

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Students eye cheaper colleges as crisis deepens

Nearly 6 in 10 are considering less prestigious schools in order to trim costs, a survey finds.