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The idea that college is a ladder to the middle class has long been part of the American Dream. What happened?

Hudson County Community College (HCCC) President Dr. Christopher Reber and his colleagues seem to subscribe to the thinking of Robert F. Kennedy and George

In the backdrop of persistent losses in enrollment numbers across the United States for undergraduate education, the country’s top official on higher education policy recently said that new technologies have to be deployed, and fundamental changes in institutional settings need to be made for encouraging students to come back to colleges.

Intensive college advising leads to large increases in the share of low-income high school seniors that earn their bachelor’s degree.

Community college should be more than just free For Bidens community college plan to work, students are going to need a holistic system of support.  By David L. Kirp Text size Copy shortlink: Free community college for everyone is the centerpiece of President Joe Bidens $302 billion, 10-year investment in expanding access to higher education. Though it has been hailed as a revolutionary proposal, this walking-through-the-door access doesnt s...

The $62 billion proposal is a part of Biden’s American Families Plan, released last week, which includes a total of $290 billion in higher education spending to offer tuition-free community college, support for historically Black colleges and other minority-serving institutions, and increased Pell Grant awards. According to a fact sheet for the plan, states, territories and tribes would receive grant funding to allocate to colleges "that adopt innovative, proven solutions for student succes...

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Credit: Adam Schultz/Official White House Photo President Joe Biden delivers remarks on March 23, 2021, at the Arthur James Cancer Hospital and the Richard Solove Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio. Credit: Adam Schultz/Official White House Photo President Joe Biden delivers remarks on March 23, 2021, at the Arthur James Cancer Hospital and the Richard Solove Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio. April 28, 2021 This story was updated to include a quote from President Joe Bidens speech and...

Economy, finance, and budgets The City University of New York faces a financial crisis comparable with the one that rocked it in the 1990s. Now, as then, the catalyst is a massive shortfall in state and city budgets. Combined, the governments of New York State and New York City, other local governments, and transportation authorities project a $59 billion shortfall into 2022—one of the deepest budget holes in the country. CUNY’s only salvation is to reduce its dependence on state funding, j...

‘You just have to keep going’: Moms advice after getting COVID-19, finishing nursing school Liz Willen, The Hechinger Report 5 tips to stay safe at college during COVID-19 UP NEXT NEW YORK – As she struggled through yet another difficult class, Marleny Hernandez felt her dream of becoming a nurse slipping away – again. She was halfway through a two-year associate degree program at Borough of Manhattan Community College. Hernandez, a 33-year-old mother of four and high ...