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States like North and South Dakota are in a fierce battle to keep college affordable as public schools navigate the ebbs and flows of enrollment trends. Researchers tracking high-school graduation data predict smaller class sizes within the next few years. That could mean fewer seniors filling out college applications. .
In less than a month, lawmakers will convene for the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly. Advocates said they want fewer dollars stockpiled in the state s rainy day fund and more money going to resources to help address the housing crisis, teacher and bus driver shortage and economic hardship brought about by inflation. According to the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, the state has nearly $4 billion in its "rainy day" or Budget Reserve Trust Fund, and it s expected lawmakers will continue padding its savings. .
Public policy experts recently got together to discuss people s well-being, and how it could improve through policy initiatives taking diverse communities into account. Gabriel Sanchez, senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, said through surveys and focus groups, he has found many communities in Arizona and across the country define their well-being by their economic stability. "Things like having access to affordable housing, jobs that pay living wages," Sanchez outlined. " .
While some college programs struggle to bring students back to the classroom, vocational and training programs are becoming a more important part of higher education. Lower Columbia College in southwest Washington is looking to the Legislature to fund its new Center for Vocational and Transitional Studies building in the upcoming session. The new building will house welding, fabrication and machining. .