Search Results for: Yves Salomon-Fernández

To Close Middle-Skills Gap, Improve Community College Outcomes

Posted September 30th, 2014 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

Over the past four years, there has been intense talk about the middle-skills gap in New England. In Massachusetts—from the governor, often flanked by business leaders, to the commissioner of… Read more »

The Massachusetts Community College Performance-based Funding Formula: A New Model for New England?

Posted July 22nd, 2014 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

The Massachusetts community college system is entering a second year with funding for each of its 15 schools determined using a new performance-based formula. Under the new model, 50% of… Read more »

Search Results for: Yves Salomon-Fernández

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