What to expect on Capitol Hill
There are several emerging trends on Capitol Hill that are beneficial to community colleges — and are not expected to change drastically regardless of which party holds control of Congress next January. John Colbert /…
Government
What will follow TAACCCT?
The last of the four rounds of the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College to Career Training (TAACCCT) grants wrapped up in September. Jim Hermesis associate vice president of government relations at the American Association…
A growing part of the election conversation
It’s not a searing hot-button issue like the recent Supreme Court controversy, Russia investigation, tax cuts or healthcare. But free community college — pushed into the mainstream conversation during the 2016 Democratic primaries by Bernie…
How ATE transforms students’ lives
Mary Patton says she did not have any “career skills” when Barbara Taylor, the instructor of the networking course she took her first semester at Collin College in Texas, suggested attending an info session about…
Keeping college debt in check
Almost 60 percent of students who graduated from public two-year colleges in 2015-16 did so without taking out student loans, according to an annual College Board study on college pricing and student aid trends. About…
ED outlines plan for accreditation review
The U.S. Education Department of Education (ED) on Monday outlined its detailed plans for a major regulatory review of accreditation and other key regulations. The review largely concerns academic activities and their interaction with the…
Promoting drone tech training
A bill to reauthorize Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs includes a significant role for community colleges in aviation workforce training. Laurie Quarlesis a legislative resource associate at the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts
New proposed regs could affect certain immigrants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently issued proposed regulations that could significantly impact low-income immigrants who want to become legal permanent U.S. residents. Jim Hermesis associate vice president of government relations at the American…
$4.9M pilot effort tests OER
The U.S. Education Department (ED) will test using free, open textbooks through a pilot program that will include seven community colleges in California and one in Maryland. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association…
ED launches its student aid app
The U.S. Education Department (ED) this week launched its first mobile app to apply for federal student aid. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website