e-headlines

Headlines

New Jersey community college says most classes will be remote for 7 weeksNJ.comCounty College of Morris is switching to primarily virtual learning for the first seven weeks of the fall semester. Connecticut community colleges to…


Headlines

Community colleges will start preparing future teachers this year. The science of reading figures prominently in the plansEdNCFifty-two of North Carolina’s 58 community colleges will offer two degrees for future teachers — an associate in…


Headlines

Hundreds of Afghans arrive at Northern Virginia Community College, greeted by outpouring of supportWashington PostFleeing Afghanistan after the country fell to the Taliban, several hundred Afghans touched down at Dulles International Airport on Friday and…


Headlines

Nurses and nursing students get new education option with SUNY partnershipMid Hudson NewsWith the new partnership, interested SUNY Orange nursing graduates will automatically be enrolled in SUNY Empire State College’s BSN program and SUNY Empire…


Headlines

Community colleges and community hopeThe EdUp Experience (podcast)Despite the challenges brought up by the pandemic, community colleges have remained focused on reaching students who desperately need what the colleges have to offer, says AACC President…


Headlines

Ozarks Technical Community College training teachers in mental health first aidKY3With the training, teachers at the Missouri college will acquire the skills they need to address mental health challenges and guide their students to get…


Headlines

Is higher ed’s quest to ‘align’ colleges with workforce a solution in search of a problem?Nevada IndependentThe simple charges of AB450 have emerged in a political environment in which that question — how the state’s…


Headlines

3 ways new philanthropy models help more people fasterStrada Education Network (blog)More than ever, education philanthropies are working with like-minded organizations to maximize impact. In St. Petersburg, linework trainees seek a grounded career — four…


Headlines

Community colleges to offer STEM dual-enrollment scholarshipsAlabama Political ReporterIn response to the state legislature’s expansion of opportunities that encourage a stronger employment focus for math and science teachers and other STEM-related fields in the state,…


Headlines

An answer to increasing diversity at selective schools? Community college transferForbesThere’s an easy solution to higher education’s diversity shortage: Prioritize community college transfers. Commentary: Equipping the working poor with new resources for a better path…