by Kris Clerkin | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
In normal times, August is Back-to-School season with articles about homesickness and ads for dorm room supplies. This year, however, the attention is on the serious decisions being made by college students and families about how to navigate a resurging Covid-19. What...
by Kris Clerkin | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Lack of child care and partial school openings may prevent many people from returning to work this fall in factories, stores, and offices. Reinventing Child Care in Massachusetts, a webinar series presented by the University of Massachusetts Boston Institute for...
by Kris Clerkin | Jul 14, 2020 | Community Colleges, Department of Labor Grants, Reimagining higher education, Uncategorized, Workforce Development
The U.S. DOL Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announced the availability of approximately $40 million in grant funds of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) for the Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (SCC) program. Volta...
by Kris Clerkin | Jun 11, 2020 | Community Colleges, Covid-19, Workforce Development
After months of record-breaking and spirit-crushing unemployment, the US has officially entered a recession. But while endless articles have been published on the dire consequences for four-year schools and “traditional” students, not enough attention has been paid to...
by Kris Clerkin | Jun 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Education is having a kumbaya moment as the solution to the multiple and profound forms of inequality throughout our society. But while education has a crucial role to play in providing access to opportunity, access to high-quality, affordable education is...
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