More colleges are turning to virtual solutions as a way to treat their students’ mental-health concerns, contracting with a variety of telehealth companies to offer around-the-clock care even when students and providers aren’t physically on campus. 

Counseling-center leaders say these agreements are making a critical difference in meeting the growing mental-health demands of students.

Too often, people overlook community and technical colleges' contributions to students and the workforce. Roughly half of all working adults in America have benefitted from some community college, and the majority of those students had a successful experience that culminated in a degree.

With the right investments, community and technical colleges can be transformed to become true engines of opportunity for millions of Americans.

Many Black and Latino students start their education at California's community colleges. Yet, only 9 percent of Black students and 10 percent of Latino students transfer within four years.

That reality took center stage this week as college leaders and others strategized on how California’s higher education systems can improve the transfer process for more students.