Editorial: Questions on higher education initiatives

The Monday (June 25) editorial page of the Press-Gazette had mostly good things to say about recent announcement of dual enrollment and credit-for-prior-learning initiatives involving the UW System: “Two initiatives announced this month give us hope that institutions of higher learning will improve their ability to meet the needs of the workplace, connecting employer with potential employees during a time when some companies are having difficulty finding qualified job applicants…” There’s this key question, however: “While we vigorously support the idea of giving adults flexibility in returning to school or getting credit for knowledge they’ve attained through their life, as well as a program that allows high school students to earn college credits, we’d like the state to spell out the funding for the programs and the cost to the students.” Read more.

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