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The nation's community colleges falter as enrollment plunges
The 2-year institutions are far cheaper than four-year schools yet consumers are abandoning them in droves.
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The 2-year institutions are far cheaper than four-year schools yet consumers are abandoning them in droves.
President Biden says the framework of his Build Back Better plan includes historic investments in the American people. Jared Bernstein, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the deal.
After a series of meetings at the White House with lawmakers, new details are emerging about possible cuts to the $3.5 trillion spending bill, in areas like community college tuition and guaranteed paid family leave. Nancy Cordes reports from the White House.
President Biden is introducing a new family care plan, built with free pre-school and community college. Weijia Jiang reports on the latest details and previews the president's first speech to Congress tonight.
President Biden's economic advisers are expected to brief him on a new proposal they say will create U.S. jobs. It reportedly includes about $1 trillion in spending on improvements to roads, bridges and the cellular network. More funding could be included for investments like free community college, universal pre-K and paid family leave. Nancy Cordes shares the details.
The college admissions scandal turned a harsh spotlight on just how far some parents will go to get their kids into college. But it's also brought a fresh look at whether four-year colleges are right for all students. In our School Matters series, Kenneth Craig explores community college programs that advocates argue have long been undervalued.
The movement to provide free tuition is gaining steam nationwide even as questions about effectiveness remain
Nationwide, about 20 to 30 percent of new teachers leave the profession within their first five years
Pockets of good jobs are out there for high school grads or those with associate's degrees, but skills are needed
He wants companies and schools to team up to fill positions that need specific training, but without more federal money
Figuring out if a particular degree from a particular school is worth the expense is a big key to staying in your budget
Education Dept. says the schools could lose federal funds if they don’t take measures to help boost their graduates’ pay
The income disparity they suffer is now the widest on record, a gap that extends to other key traits, like marriage
Beyond wanting to abolish the Department of Education, his plans are vague -- but you shouldn't wait on your own efforts
Portland Community College president calls event "part of a larger national conversation around race and social justice"
Amid protests, President Obama visited Roseburg, Oregon today to console families of the victims from last week's college massacre. CBS News correspondent John Blackstone reports.
A SWAT team was on scene shortly after 10 a.m.; after a search of about two hours, the 17-year-old suspect was in custody
It's not easy to surprise Steve Hartman, but a Fort Worth, Texas, man and his dogs did just that while he was "On The Road"
Investigators said more than a dozen weapons were found in Chris Harper Mercer’s possession including a Smith and Wesson, Taurus .40 caliber pistol, Glock 19, and a rifle. All of them were purchased legally. Mercer also had the type of steel-plated body armor worn by police. Neighbors say he was depressed, reports Jeff Pegues.
President Obama ordered flags flown at half-mast for the nine killed at a community college in Oregon. Late Friday, officials released the names and images of the dead. Nine others were wounded, including Chris Mintz, a hero who was shot as he tried to stop the gunman. John Blackstone reports from Roseburg, Oregon.
President Obama ordered flags flown at half-mast for the nine killed at a community college in Oregon; It's not easy to surprise Steve Hartman, but a Fort Worth, Texas, man and his dogs did just that while he was "On The Road".
During remarks on yet another deadly shooting on a school campus, President Obama challenged media outlets to compare gun violence to terror deaths in the U.S.
Law enforcement sources have identified 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer as the gunman in a shooting that killed at least 10 at Umpqua Community College in Oregon. CBS News affiliate KOIN reporter Chris Woodard spoke to CBSN about the latest details.
A deadly mass shooting has left at least 10 people killed and 7 wounded in Southwestern Oregon on the Umpqua Community College campus; an almost mythical Nazi gold train from World War II is believed to have been found in Southwest Poland
A shooter at Umpqua Community College in Oregon has killed 10 and critically injured more than a dozen others. CBS News homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues and former FBI Assistant Director Ron Hosko spoke to CBSN about the attack.
Former President Donald Trump looked on Tuesday night as his onetime rivals for the nomination lined up to support him.
Rep. Adam Schiff became the highest-profile Democrat to urge the president to step aside.
The FBI is investigating whether the shooter was a politically motivated homegrown domestic violent extremist, and investigators are combing through his background.
"He was millimeters away from having his life expunged ... I'm sure the ear doesn't feel well," Eric Trump told "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil.
Terrell Davis and his wife, Tamiko, discussed the moment the former Denver Broncos star was handcuffed in front of his children and other passengers on a United Airlines flight.
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said the 50 sailors' court martial contained "significant legal errors that rendered them fundamentally unfair."
The dinosaur fossil of a Stegosaurus nicknamed Apex fetched 10 times its estimate at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday.
Nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with "Shōgun," "The Bear," "Hacks" and "Baby Reindeer" all earning multiple major nods. See the full list of nominees for the 2024 ceremony here.
JD Vance's 2016 memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" is getting a sales bump after the Ohio senator was picked to run alongside former President Donald Trump.
The dinosaur fossil of a Stegosaurus nicknamed Apex fetched 10 times its estimate at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday.
The U.S. Secret Service is facing mounting questions about the security flaws that allowed the shooter to fire from a rooftop near the rally.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed increased alarm about how the gunman was able to get within a few hundred feet of the former president.
Rep. Adam Schiff became the highest-profile Democrat to urge the president to step aside.
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said the 50 sailors' court martial contained "significant legal errors that rendered them fundamentally unfair."
The dinosaur fossil of a Stegosaurus nicknamed Apex fetched 10 times its estimate at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday.
JD Vance's 2016 memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" is getting a sales bump after the Ohio senator was picked to run alongside former President Donald Trump.
Here's how much EssilorLuxottica is paying for Supreme, the skate brand with a cult following.
Growing share of Americans say they have skipped medical care or getting prescription drugs because of the cost.
Caitlyn Mai underwent cochlear implant surgery with her insurer's approval, expecting it would be covered in full. Then she started getting the bills.
The U.S. Secret Service is facing mounting questions about the security flaws that allowed the shooter to fire from a rooftop near the rally.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed increased alarm about how the gunman was able to get within a few hundred feet of the former president.
Rep. Adam Schiff became the highest-profile Democrat to urge the president to step aside.
Over bratwurst, a couple of beers and a whole lot of Wisconsin cheese, "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil set out to answer a few bedrock questions about the 2024 presidential election.
"He was millimeters away from having his life expunged ... I'm sure the ear doesn't feel well," Eric Trump told "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil.
At least 36 have been hospitalized after eating the mushroom "edibles."
A workout that mindlessly tones your arms while getting some cardio in? If it sounds too good to be true, that's because it may be. Here's what experts say.
Growing share of Americans say they have skipped medical care or getting prescription drugs because of the cost.
Caitlyn Mai underwent cochlear implant surgery with her insurer's approval, expecting it would be covered in full. Then she started getting the bills.
Amazon's Prime Day, which generated $12.7 billion in sales in 2023, can also lead to more worker injuries, a Senate probe finds.
Jack Black said he has put all future creative plans on hold after Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass made a controversial comment about the Trump rally shooting.
Residents of a Toronto suburb tell CBS News they're worried a U.S. company may be emitting a cancer-causing gas in their community.
Britain's King Charles III donned a ceremonial crown and robe to give a speech opening the U.K.'s first left-leaning parliament in 14 years.
President Santiago Peña said the record discovery, code-named "Operation Sweetness," added to a string of "very sad episodes" in Paraguay.
Mayor Anne Hidalgo declared the Seine river "exquisite" after taking a long-promised dip to show its water is safe for the Paris Olympics.
Nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with "Shōgun," "The Bear," "Hacks" and "Baby Reindeer" all earning multiple major nods. See the full list of nominees for the 2024 ceremony here.
The armorer on Alec Baldwin movie "Rust" filed to have her involuntary manslaughter conviction overturned, days after Baldwin's trial over a fatal on-set shooting collapsed due to withheld evidence.
Rain already falls on Venus, but it took more than 14 minutes for Missy Elliott's The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" to reach the planet.
After many people criticized Andress' rendition of the National Anthem online, comparing her with Fergie, the singer says she's going to rehab.
Season 26 of the CBS reality TV show "Big Brother" premieres on Wednesday. Sixteen new house guests will compete and strategize to evict one of their own each week to try and be the last person standing. The prize is $750,000. "Entertainment Tonight" host Nischelle Turner visited the house and even entered a one-day competition.
Tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday afternoon that he would be moving the headquarters of both his social media company X and SpaceX to Texas in response to a new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Apple users can now download an early version of a new iPhone operating system that will be officially released this fall.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
AT&T on Friday disclosed that hackers had accessed records of calls and texts of "nearly all" its cellular customers for a six-month period between May 1, 2022, and Oct. 31, 2022. Jo Ling Kent reports.
AT&T disclosed yet another major data breach on Friday. The company said a third party illegally downloaded call and text records for nearly all its 109 million customers with accounts between May and October 2022. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent is following this story.
The melting of glaciers and polar ice sheets causes water to move closer to the equator, fattening the planet and slowing its rotation, according to a recent study.
Spade-toothed whales are the world's rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. Until, perhaps, now. One may have washed up onto a New Zealand beach.
Symptoms among the new bird flu cases included "fever, chills, coughing and sore throat/runny nose," alongside pink eye and eye tearing, a CDC spokesperson confirmed Monday.
The image released Friday depicts two merging galaxies, nicknamed "the Penguin and the Egg," that are about 100,000 light years apart, a surprisingly close distance in astronomical terms.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season got off to a deadly start as Hurricane Beryl tore across the Caribbean, Mexico and eventually the U.S.
Nearly 17 pounds total of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine were found in the car. More than 1,610 pounds of illegal drugs were seized in the region last week, according to Customs and Border Protection.
A young gas station operator in Wisconsin was stabbed to death on June 12. Authorities have never named a suspect in the murder until now.
President Santiago Peña said the record discovery, code-named "Operation Sweetness," added to a string of "very sad episodes" in Paraguay.
The armorer on Alec Baldwin movie "Rust" filed to have her involuntary manslaughter conviction overturned, days after Baldwin's trial over a fatal on-set shooting collapsed due to withheld evidence.
Officials say traces of cyanide were found on 6 people found dead in a Bangkok hotel, with one suspected of murdering the others.
Rain already falls on Venus, but it took more than 14 minutes for Missy Elliott's The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" to reach the planet.
It has been two years since NASA's James Webb telescope gave us a stunning first look at the depth of our universe. To commemorate the achievement, NASA has released new images showing two distant galaxies interacting with each other. Jane Rigby, astrophysicist and a senior project scientist for the Webb telescope at NASA, joins CBS News to discuss.
The image released Friday depicts two merging galaxies, nicknamed "the Penguin and the Egg," that are about 100,000 light years apart, a surprisingly close distance in astronomical terms.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket suffered a catastrophic engine failure as it launched a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit Thursday night, the first time in nearly a decade the rocket has failed. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more on that and the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
The engine failure blamed for stranding 20 Starlink satellites in a low, non-survivable orbit was caused by a liquid oxygen leak.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
The actor, recipient of a lifetime achievement Academy Award, was renowned for such films as "MASH," "Klute," "Don't Look Now," "Ordinary People," and "The Hunger Games."
The Illinois mom wrote, "If something ever happens to me, please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim." Take a look at the evidence that led to Tim Bliefnick's arrest.
Investigators are still piecing together how a 20-year-old gunman was able to fire at Donald Trump during his rally this past weekend, with new CBS News video analysis showing Secret Service snipers may have had their view of the shooter impaired by a tree. CBS News correspondent Charlie De Mar has more.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the Seine on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to show that the long-polluted river is now clean enough to host open water swimming events during the 2024 Olympics. A vast engineering project costing $1.5 billion has been spent on efforts since 2015 to clean up the river and stanch the flow of sewage and industrial waste.
The Paris Olympics are a week away and there are still worries the Seine is too polluted for swimmers to compete in the events slated for the river's waters. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo tried to alleviate those fears with a swim in the river Wednesday morning. CBS News correspondent Elaine Cobbe has more.
Did a Florida man hire a look-alike to kill his wife? A GPS leads police right to the hit man’s door. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports Saturday, July 20 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
The Democratic National Committee will hold a virtual roll call vote to formally nominate President Biden as the party's 2024 presidential candidate in August before the convention in Chicago, according to a letter sent Wednesday by the heads of the convention rules committee. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.