When higher education takes on real problems in real time, in addition to fundamental basic research, it can serve students, families and society in novel ways.
Let’s be honest, the term “higher education” is a misleading and hierarchical label that elevates traditional college pathways over equally valid trade and career pathways.
The dominant metaphor for colleges of education is a pipeline. Candidates enter, complete preparation, and exit into schools. That model is no longer sufficient.
More of the agency's responsibilities are being handed off to other departments, which will take control of workforce programs, college access and child care.
A new report finds U.S. teacher shortages worsening for the second consecutive year, with states increasingly relying on emergency hires and even international recruitment.
The concept follows on the heels of a similar plan for a group of community colleges to offer a 4-year degree in nursing. Both nursing and teaching are areas where the state has a workforce shortage, at least in certain job categories, like special education, and in rural Oregon.
Community and technical colleges could be activated quickly to become the pipeline that is presently lacking across the country. How much longer will it take to get political leaders to listen to their K12 boards, administrators and teachers to overcome this ongoing crisis?
