Listen to the article 9 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. In March 2022, then-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan unveiled a “first-in-the-nation” program rolling back degree requirements for thousands of government jobs. The move was part of an effort to fill a large number of position vacancies. Since then,…
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Just one-third of students who started at community colleges transferred to four-year institutions, and fewer than half of those students earned a bachelor’s degree in six years, new research from a trio of organizations found. That translated…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Newly inaugurated Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker signed an executive order on Jan. 2 that removes college degree requirements for certain city jobs. She signed the order hours after her inauguration. Per Parker’s 100-Day Action…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will discontinue its bachelor’s and master’s degree programs at the end of the 2024-25 academic year, citing declining enrollment and increased operating costs. PAFA’s board of trustees unanimously…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Black students who enroll in historically Black colleges or universities increase their probability of earning a college degree by 30% compared to other Black students with similar characteristics, according to a new working paper. The…