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Voices of Leadership In Teacher Education: NACCTEP at 10
As more teacher education programs were developed throughout the United States, many community colleges sought to identify colleagues engaged in similar work to provide support and expertise.
POV: Alternative Options Can Smooth Transfer Path
David (not a real student) wants to go into teaching. He decides he is going to attend a community college to ease into the college climate because he has been out of school for many years. He contacts his local community college and makes an appointment with an advisor. As he sits down with his advisor, he is asked what four-year university he wants to attend. David has no idea at this point. His advisor tells him he needs to know where he wants to transfer because his program and courses will be based on the four-year institution he wants to attend. David asks about his choices.
NEXT EDITION PREVIEW: Improving Graduation Rates
With large numbers of students leaving college without a degree or certificate, community colleges are desperately looking for ways to improve those numbers. There might be a model in Tennessee.
Community College News
Calif. Community College Leaders Call for Overhaul
California community college leaders have signed off on major policy changes aimed at boosting graduation and transfer rates in the 112-campus system, despite concerns the measures could hurt disadvantaged students.
College Works To Meet Demand for Neb. Welders
There’s a growing shortage of welders in northeast Nebraska, which is driving up wages and benefits and increasing the competition for reliable workers.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Summary listing of colleges receiving institution and individual honors and awards
Ky. To Weigh Need for New State University
A proposal to create a new public university in Appalachia will undergo a review, a critical first step in what proponents believe could provide an educational and economic stimulus to the mountain region.
Miss. Hit by Barrage of Nursing Applicants
Hundreds of qualified applicants for nursing degrees are not being admitted to programs in Mississippi because the colleges have no place for them.
NEWS ANALYSIS: 2012 Outlook: State Revenue Rises, But Not Enough To Offset Past Cuts
College students clash with administrators over steeply rising tuition. Public employees shut down statehouses amid cuts to pay and retirement benefits. Teachers and social welfare advocates protest budget cuts. Lawmakers struggle to cope with sharp declines in tax revenue.
NM Gov. Calls for More Money for College Preparation
New Mexico high school students will get more access to advanced placement classes and be able to take the PSAT for free under a plan unveiled by Gov. Susana Martinez.
POLITICS and POLICY: NY Proposal Would Require Bachelor’s Degrees for RNs
New registered nurses would have to earn bachelor’s degrees within 10 years to keep working in New York under a bill lawmakers are considering as part of a national push to raise educational standards for nurses, even as the health care industry faces staffing shortages.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: W.Va. Trade School Graduate Homeless but Hopeful
When Garnet Career Center Principal Jim Vickers asked one of his soon-to-be graduates where he would be staying one recent weekend, the answer was a stairwell.
TECHNOLOGY TODAY: Old Photography Techniques Still Apply to Today’s Digital Cameras
Stand-alone digital cameras and the cameras built into today’s smart phones and portable media players are the most convenient way ever to take and share images with others.
TRACKING TRENDS : Another Push To Allow Guns on Ariz. Campuses
The upcoming legislative session will see a push by pro-gun politicians to pass legislation that would allow students and professors to carry guns onto Arizona college campuses.
TRACKING TRENDS : NC Boosts Student Tracking from Cradle to College
North Carolina is moving toward a digital record-keeping system of academic histories of students beginning in infancy for some children and lasting until they enter the workforce.
TRACKING TRENDS : NH House Approves Allowing Guns on Campus
Ignoring a threatened veto, New Hampshire’s House voted Wednesday to strip colleges of their right to prohibit guns on their campuses.
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