Legislation advances that would allow community colleges to award four-year degrees Capitol City Now An Illinois House committee has advanced legislation that would allow community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees in certain high-demand fields. ‘A…
Education Department to leave headquarters, give building to Energy Department Washington Post Abandoning the D.C. headquarters is the Trump administration’s latest and most visible move toward eliminating the Education Department altogether. Clearing the lane for…
Commentary: State legislatures weighing in on Workforce Pell New America (blog) With legislative sessions in full swing, 14 state legislatures have introduced bills that affect Workforce Pell implementation. Washington’s co-op preschools face existential crisis after…
From credentials to careers: Measuring economic mobility at Dallas College Strategic Data Project at Harvard University (blog) Strategic Data Project Fellow Navi Dhaliwal at the Research Institute at Dallas College needed to help his team…
Walla Walla Community College admin says ‘financial constraints’ driving cuts in Clarkston Northwest Public Broadcasting The biggest financial constraint in question is an estimated 1.5% cut in state funding, which would affect community and technical…
Commentary: The missing link in the talent pipeline: Why student voices matter EDU Ledger Community colleges have an expanded role in our current chapter of workforce development. It includes connecting students with the stepping-stool that…
Over 1M veterans may be eligible for education benefits they didn’t know they had WTOP Over a million veterans may now be eligible for education benefits they didn’t know they had, after the U.S. Department…
A new report from Excelencia in Education highlights national trends in Latino degree completion in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics), tying them into evolving workforce needs that require not only technical skills but…
Michigan apprenticeship helps early educators earn degrees, stay paid Detroit Free Press A new apprenticeship program aimed at addressing a shortage in Michigan’s early childhood education workforce launched last month, after a yearlong pilot resulted…
Desperate for skilled workers, a furniture maker looks to apprenticeships for relief NPR Caleb Moss’s workday starts early on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30 a.m., when he reports to his post in tool and die…