Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This increase marks the largest two-year jump in educational attainment since the project began in 2008, when the share of working-age adults with a degree was only 37.9 Among other policy solutions, she believes the federal government should invest in resources that help students afford and complete college, such as doubling the Pell Grant.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2023

As states will not or cannot raise taxes to adequately fund community colleges, the federal government could step in to make up the shortfall. A recent NEA study found that 32 states spent less on public colleges and universities in 2020 than in 2008. percent of households.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 27, 2023

” The federal Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 opened the doors for the growth of such programs when it made federal grants available for students enrolled in what are known as Comprehensive Transition Postsecondary Programs. “I also think it would help with students getting a job.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 5, 2023

Which university receives more taxpayer dollars from the federal government per student?” ” The answer: Almost certainly Stanford, which receives significantly more funding via federal grants, tax breaks for donors, and forgone taxes on the institution’s endowment.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 2, 2023

During the Great Recession of 2008–09, Harvard raised liquid funds by issuing $2.5 These universities could spend these funds much more efficiently and effectively than the federal government, while rebuilding public esteem and political support for themselves and all of higher education.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 14, 2024

The latest phase of the College Meltdown was supposed to result from a declining number of high school graduates in 2025, something Nathan Grawe projected from lower birth rates following the 2008-2009 recession.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 13, 2023

Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, managing director of policy and research at Higher Learning Advocates, a bipartisan nonprofit that works to improve outcomes for students, said the federal government is lagging behind state leaders, who already have been talking about how to define a high-quality postsecondary program.

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