Elisabeth Barnett explains the role of declining enrollment in the motivation behind new models for community colleges in California and Pennsylvania.

Davis Jenkins comments on the cuts to remedial education in Florida community colleges in this story in Inside Higher Ed, saying that despite lower enrollment in developmental courses, the colleges are using the money for needed support services for many of the same students.

In this Inside Higher Ed story on new requirements for Connecticut universities to report on transfer outcomes, Davis Jenkins discusses the benefits for students.

Thomas Bailey discusses the rollback of the gainful employment rule in this story for the public radio program Marketplace.

The Wall Street Journal reports on a CCRC study on the advantages of increasing momentum in college by taking 15 credits a semester, quoting Davis Jenkins. The story also discusses other ways colleges are trying to speed up graduation, including guided pathways reforms.

​The Atlantic writes about education cuts in President Trump's proposed 2018 budget, quoting ​Judith Scott-Clayton on her research on the benefits of work-study programs. The budget would cut Federal Work-Study funding nearly in half.

Davis Jenkins is quoted in this Politico story about how the free college movement is finding momentum in the States.

​Inside Higher Ed writes about a CCRC paper by Clive Belfield, John Fink, and Davis Jenkins that examines whether it's still cheaper to start at a community college even with the loss of credits upon transfer and the lower chance of graduating.

​This exploration of issues with developmental education by The 74 cites CCRC research into placement tests, student progression through developmental sequences, and the cost of remediation and quotes Thomas Bailey on the progress of reform.

Thomas Bailey talks about how applied bachelor's degree programs can complement the mission of community colleges in this story in the Houston Chronicle on a bill to expand the programs in Texas.