Repayment is real – yet many student loan borrowers aren’t making a move. As of fall 2024, more than 20 million borrowers entered active repayment, and the results point to a challenging landscape. According to…
Oregon’s Portland Community College (PCC) recently welcomed more than 60 high school teachers, administrators and counselors for its annual educator externships that aim to develop the future workforce by educating local teachers and their students…
R&D versus welfare The Job A proposed refresh of public workforce development would treat human capital investments like research and development. Q&A: It’s time to invest in workforce development the way we do R&D From…
Community colleges educate a significant portion of our communities’ current and future workforce, serving as key producers of local talent and providers of workforce training. For example, today, in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area, Maricopa…
Upcoming Mentor-Connect webinar Va. college approved for ED’s Prison Education Program New journalism degree for incarcerated students Pa. college launches Transfer partnership in Wrexham Industrial sewing bootcamp Upcoming Mentor-Connect webinar Join Mentor-Connect Principal Investigator Pamela…
Commentary: California community colleges tackle workforce shortages post-wildfires EdSource Following devastating wildfires over the past few years, California’s community colleges are now focused on long-term recovery — supporting workforce development through targeted programs, labor market…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) last week filed public comments on the sector’s priorities for implementing the education components of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) reconciliation legislation. AACC’s comments were part of…
The House Appropriations Committee leadership has released the text of the fiscal year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS-ED) appropriations bill. As expected, the bill makes deep cuts to education…
In 2017, during a wildfire in Redding, California, a group of sociology professors and students at Shasta College and community members started a podcast to report in real-time vital information about the fires to help…
How California community colleges are using AI to battle financial aid fraud Ed Source Community colleges in California for years have been fighting a losing battle with fraudsters who have stolen millions of dollars in…