Funding roundup
Harper College is preparing to launch an aviation maintenance program to address a gap in affordable training and education in northern Illinois. Helping to jump start the program is $500,000 secured by U.S. Rep. Raja…
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Reporter’s notebook
Expanding workforce ed through immersive tech DOL grants to strengthen nursing pipeline AACC webinar on CHIPS Act opportunities Course credits on equal footing Expanding workforce ed through immersive tech Bipartisan House legislation introduced last week…
This week’s poll: Workforce Pell
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Workforce Pell, CTE and more
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona pitched for the president’s proposed fiscal year 2024 spending plan before Senate appropriators on Thursday. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), chair of the Senate Appropriation’s education subcommittee, kicked off the hearing…
Revving up to work on WIOA
Democrats and Republicans agree that the nation’s main workforce education law isn’t yielding as many skilled workers as business and industry need. But how to revamp the legislation is where the sides split. A House…
Advocacy quick hits
Editor’s note: This new weekly update from the government relations office at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) provides the latest on what’s happening in Washington and how AACC is advancing policies to support community colleges and students….
For homeless students, housing and more
Two community colleges in cities with very high housing costs have found a way to provide housing for homeless students. Among the lessons they learned is that providing housing is only a start for traumatized…
Reporter’s notebook
Request for proposals: MentorLinks colleges Foreign multinationals’ workforce needs Request for proposals: MentorLinks colleges The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is pleased to announce a national grant competition for the MentorLinks: Advancing Technological Education…
Advocacy quick hits
Editor’s note: This new weekly update from the government relations office at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) provides the latest on what’s happening in Washington and how AACC is advancing policies to support…
Funding roundup
Citadel founder and CEO Kenneth C. Griffin has provided a $20 million gift to Miami Dade College (MDC) in Florida to increase access and opportunity for MDC students. Griffin’s gift is the largest single philanthropic…