Community colleges will be crucial to reviving the economy
Community colleges will be crucial to reviving the economy Many students dropped out of college and career training programs, and they will need career paths. By Joe May, Russell Lowery-Hart and Leigh B. Goodson 1:30 AM on Mar 7, 2021 CST It’s tempting to believe once COVID-19 is contained, the U.S. economy will bounce back quickly, replenishing jobs and incomes lost in the pandemic. Yet, as presidents of community colleges that educate and train a substantial portion of the workforce, we have concerns driven by both recent data and historic perspective. The data presents a significant earl...