Congressional leaders and the Trump administration this week struck a deal to raise federal spending caps and suspend the debt ceiling for the next two years. Jim Hermesis associate vice president of government relations at…
House lawmakers on Tuesday queried officials from a handful of countries about their lauded apprenticeship programs, covering a broad range of topics, from career preparation to the roles of the federal government and business and…
Patrick Pizzella, the current deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), has been tapped to serve as acting secretary following the resignation on Friday of Alexander Acosta. Acosta bowed out amid growing political pressure…
The Senate on Thursday confirmed two officials with previous federal experience to oversee federal offices with programs affecting community colleges. Matthew Dembickiis editor of Community College Daily and serves as publications director for the American…
Higher education leaders in Alaska are working to convince legislators to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal to slash the state’s higher education budget. The cuts would devastate community college programs, as well as four-year and…
The promise of education in America is a promise of opportunity. A promise that education — especially higher education — can offer a pathway to the middle class and an opportunity to build a successful…
Rick Perry had just been elected to a third term as governor of Texas when he issued a call to the state’s public colleges and universities in a 2011 speech. Barbara Shellyis a higher education…
Federal job training programs — with the exception of apprenticeships — appear to be largely ineffective, according to a new White House report. Matthew Dembickiis editor of Community College Daily and serves as publications director…
DALLAS – The Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) took center stage Tuesday as it received a federal grant to start one of the first health-care apprenticeship programs in the country. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor…
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the selected public-private partnerships — several of them led by community colleges or college systems — that would together use $184 million in grants to expand apprenticeships…