The House subcommittee that oversees funding for education and job training programs on Thursday passed its fiscal year 2025 appropriations bill by voice vote. Next up is a scheduled vote by the full Appropriations Committee…
Culturally responsive pedagogy is more than a nice add-on, according to Juan Rodriguez, Jr., and Sarah Belknap. The two community college educators have found that it’s an effective way to build rapport with students that…
More than three-quarters (76.5%) of students who started college in fall 2022 returned for their second year, with community colleges seeing their highest gains in retention rates over the last decade, according to an annual…
Iowa Central Community College offers its apartments to flood victims at no cost KCCI “Housing security should be the last thing any family should have to worry about,” said Jesse Ulrich, Iowa Central Community College…
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday released a partisan fiscal year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS-ED) appropriations bill that, as expected, would make deep cuts to many education and job…
In 2007, when I was considering an offer for a faculty position after grad school, I checked the college’s website to be sure that they had an LGBTQ+ student organization. As a queer-identified educator, I…
Photos submitted by member colleges of the American Association of Community Colleges. U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in May participated in a discussion about the FAFSA at South Mountain Community College (Arizona) with leaders of the…
America’s community and technical colleges have long been perceived as no-frills institutions that offer specific skill sets, two-year degrees, and a cost-effective path to a four-year college or university. But this image is rapidly changing…
Gimmicky budget deal spares California schools, community colleges EdSource True to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise, the 2024-25 budget compromise that the state legislature announced Saturday and will pass this week will spare TK-12 and…
Those of us who work in community colleges are fortunate in many ways. We enjoy the opportunity to interact with a great diversity of students who have chosen to enroll at our institutions. We know…