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On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast, it’s not often 17 and 70-year-old students share the same classroom. But that’s every day in this adult education class. Learn more about adult education and English language learning!
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On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast, Biology Professor Dr. Sheela Vemu says "not only is science for everyone, understanding and appreciating science is something that everyone can do.”
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Enrollment fell hard at most community colleges during the pandemic. At schools like Waubonsee Community College, it’s starting to come back up. But one of their programs roared back -- enrollment in adult education more than doubled this fall. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has more on what adult education even is…and why the demand for it is so high.
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“Black students are twice as likely to be placed into developmental education courses than white students," said Partnership for College Completion executive director Lisa Castillo Richmond. "And once they are placed in these courses are significantly less likely to complete their introductory 101 college courses."
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It’s common for cybersecurity of automotive technology students to earn a credential in a year or two and make close to six figures, or more, right out of the gate.
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When COVID-19 closed campuses across the country, community colleges also had to quickly maneuver to online classes.Eamon Newman is the assistant dean for…
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Modern medical care involves a lot of record keeping. How it’s organized and shared has grown more complicated. Paper charts were once the norm for…
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More than four billion private records were exposed by data breaches in the first half of 2019.Illinois residents have seen their fair share of…
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Two northern Illinois Congress members are reacting to concerns about student loan debt. Representatives Lauren Underwood and Bill Foster were joined by…
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Pick up The Marvelous Paracosm of Fitz Faraday and the Shapers of the Id, and you might guess it involves psychology with words like "paracosm" and "Id."…