Joanne Jacobs
A debt-free bachelor's degree is not impossible (but it's not easy)
Confidence in the value of higher education is down , and fear of college debt is up, writes Rob Jenkins, an associate professor of...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Aug 24
- 2 min
Who's going to community college? High school students
Twenty percent of community college students are still in high school.
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 10
- 3 min
Up, up and away: 'Recalibration' is raising AP exam scores
Advanced Placement scores were released this week, and they're higher than ever. But not necessarily because students are learning more....
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 7, 2023
- 1 min
Job skills, dual enrollment boost California community colleges
Enrollment is rebounding at California's community colleges due to career programs and dual enrollment, reports Michael Burke on...
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 7, 2023
- 2 min
'Dual credits' aren't very helpful, but that can be fixed
Dual-credit programs are supposed to put students "on the fast track" to an affordable college degree, but many teens are earning credits...
Joanne Jacobs
- Aug 15, 2023
- 2 min
Start college in 9th grade, says community college chancellor
All California high school students should be enrolled in community college courses, by default, starting in ninth grade, says Sonya...
Joanne Jacobs
- Aug 2, 2023
- 1 min
1/5 of community college students are still in high school
Community colleges are drawing fewer students who are 18 to 24 years old -- and a lot more who are earning "dual enrollment" credits...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 25, 2023
- 2 min
Dual enrollment soars, but is it really college?
Sarah Olufemi-Dada is graduating from her Texas high school with a diploma, an associate science and a full scholarship to Stanford,...
Joanne Jacobs
- Apr 6, 2023
- 2 min
What's the purpose of high school?
Teaching "self-sufficiency and competence" should be the goal of high school -- not merely college prep -- writes Selim Tlili, a biology...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 20, 2023
- 2 min
DeSantis vs. College Board
Florida schools will not stop offering Advanced Placement classes, whatever Gov. Ron DeSantis suggests. With other rigorous options, such...
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