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The future of our workforce is in crisis; now’s the time to act
September 7, 2021
Lansing State Journal
In Michigan, we have a mismatch in college enrollment, workers with college degrees, and jobs that can support an individual or family.
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Community college enrollment maintains as pandemic causes broader drop in financial aid applications
August 29, 2021
MiBiz
Despite the statewide and national decline in FAFSA applications, community college leaders are hopeful that their students can help fill the gap that larger colleges are seeing in their enrollment numbers.
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Michigan college enrollment dropped amid COVID, group urges state to step in
August 20, 2021
Bridge Michigan
Alarmed by a slump in college enrollment among low-income students, a broad coalition of Michigan business leaders, foundations and college advocacy groups is recommending changes to the state’s college financial aid programs.
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The rush back to college campuses is leaving behind the most vulnerable
August 17, 2021
Politico
A rebounding economy, prevalence of Covid-19 vaccines and in-person learning may not be enough to draw students who have turned their backs on a postsecondary education.
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MCAN | Michigan College Access Network Offers Summer FAFSA Assistance
August 12, 2021
Michigan Business Network
Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) is offering free assistance through the month of August to recent high school graduates and families still interested in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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Whitmer announces $24.5M AmeriCorps investment to address COVID-19 recovery, strengthen communities
July 30, 2021
Upper Michigan's Source
Gov. Whitmer and the Michigan Community Service Commission Thursday announced Michigan’s $24.5 million AmeriCorps investment that will support over 1,000 AmeriCorps members tackling some of the state’s toughest challenges.
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Requests for U.S. college aid are down, with experts blaming the pandemic.
July 26, 2021
The New York Times
Michigan was one of the most affected states in terms of college enrollment losses last fall, with a decline of 9.2 percent, according to Ryan Fewins-Bliss, executive director of the Michigan College Access Network.
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Fewer students applying for the Lansing Promise Scholarship
July 21, 2021
FOX 47
The Lansing Promise scholarship is designed to give Lansing high school students help with paying for college, but the program is seeing a decline in applicants this year.
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Deadline nears for thousands of Michigan residents offered free tuition
July 19, 2021
Bridge Michigan
Michiganders who were accepted into the Futures for Frontliners free-tuition program must complete the required financial paperwork, and enroll in community college by fall or into trade school by December.
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MCAN awards $20,000 grant to Oceana College Access Network
July 19, 2021
Ludington Daily News
The Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) has awarded the Oceana College Access Network with a $20,000 Continuous Improvement Grant to support expansion and improved data collection practices.
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Even as COVID wanes, fewer low-income students enroll in Michigan colleges
July 19, 2021
Bridge Michigan
For a second year in a row, fewer Michigan low-income high school graduates appear to be enrolling in college, a troubling trend experts attribute to the lingering impact of the pandemic.
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The path to Greater Lansing’s economic future is through college readiness and education
July 15, 2021
Lansing State Journal
Supporting educational attainment in Greater Lansing is an investment in our existing talent pipeline and strengthens our business and talent attraction efforts.
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Our state and local economies are facing a college enrollment crisis
July 15, 2021
Lansing State Journal
Our postsecondary education attainment levels — 49.1 percent in Michigan, according to the Lumina Foundation — haven’t kept up with the steep rise in demand for highly skilled workers.
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Gov. Whitmer signs bills to expand access to college scholarships
July 1, 2021
Mid-Michigan NOW
The Governor has signed House Bills 4055 and 4056 to allow the Michigan Department of Treasury to use overall scholastic achievement to determine eligibility for competitive college scholarships instead of relying exclusively on the ACT and SAT.
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Gov. Whitmer sets goal to have 60% of residents with a postsecondary degree/certificate
June 30, 2021
Mid-Michigan NOW
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) has hired ten Michigan Reconnect Navigators (Navigators) and invested $430,000 into the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) College Completion Corps to support Michigan’s adult students.
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Student retention among goals of tribal college grant
June 28, 2021
The Morning Sun
A $60,000 grant to fund coaches to help retain students at the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College is among 11 awarded to Michigan communities.
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Michigan legislation would de-emphasize SAT scores to boost college access
June 25, 2021
Bridge Michigan
The problem stems from a state law that requires schools to include Michigan Merit Exam results on student transcripts. For high school juniors, the SAT is part of the required assessment, and that score is reported on transcripts.
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The drop in college enrollment is alarming, for people and the economy
June 25, 2021
Lansing State Journal
As schools return to in person this fall and the COVID-19 vaccine is offered for students, access to post-secondary education is critical to our community’s recovery plan.