Texas Poised to Tie Community College Funding to "Value" and Jobs

As Work Shift reports, Texas lawmakers are expected to approve a proposal that would dramatically increase funding for community colleges, tie much of it to workforce outcomes, and, for the first time, include substantial funding for short-term programs. CCRC Senior Research Scholar Nikki Edgecombe noted that it will be important to balance the interests of industry and workers in order to ensure that the economic growth the state is pursuing also advances workers’ economic mobility and doesn’t leave them behind.