This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. N.C. Reconnect, a pilot initiative to recruit adult learners at five North Carolina community colleges, will expand to five more schools this spring. MC Belk Pilon, president and board chair…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Before it’s too late, we must address a critical gap in this country’s economic recovery strategy: help for single mothers in college. These determined mothers understand the connection between their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Where students attend college has serious implications for both the education attainment and racial wealth gap, yet more selective, and arguably better resourced, colleges in the US are serving disproportionately…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Equitable Growth is committed to building a community of scholars working to understand whether and how inequality affects broadly shared growth and stability. To that end, we have created the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A spending proposal in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan would deny funding for students who choose to attend private-sector career colleges, rather than public community colleges. It’s a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even before the pandemic, the need for skilled and credentialed workers outpaced what one type of educational institution alone could provide. Learners are facing barriers to success such as lack…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Each year philanthropists invest $6.1 billion in private scholarships for more than 1.6 million students on their way to earning a college degree. Many of these scholarships were created to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. English learners (ELs)—students who speak one or more languages other than English and need support to access English curricula—are a growing population in community colleges in the US. In addition to language,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2006, the United Kingdom announced its intention to reform the framework for assessing and funding research. After two rounds of consultations and pilot exercises, the Higher Education Funding Council…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the past two decades, the number of Black adults with a college degree has more than doubled, from 3 million to 6.7 million, marking an increase in the percentage of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With college students back on campus, and COVID-19 with us for the foreseeable future, it has become increasingly clear that educators need to develop a new definition of safer sex.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Colleges can help single mothers succeed by providing them with basic needs supports, building inclusive environments on campus and giving them flexible educational experiences, according to a new report from…