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Despite regulation efforts and student complaints, this popular edtech platform marches on

University Business

As a result, online program managers (OPMs) have become one of the hottest edtech assets a college and university can partner with, but few OPMs are big enough to stand toe-to-toe with 2U, Inc. Students and the federal government have waged lawsuits and called for stronger oversight of the edtech company.

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Leveraging Partnerships to Support Local Workforce Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. In an article published by CNN titled, “The US Desperately Needs Skilled Workers.

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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.