Kan. colleges brace for concealed gun law
If you keep a handgun in your backpack and the professor calls you to the front of the class to answer a question, take the backpack with you. If your weapon is holstered on you,…
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Campus ‘free speech’ bill struck down by La. governor
A proposal aimed at protecting controversial speakers’ appearances at Louisiana colleges and calling on campuses to penalize students who disrupt them has been vetoed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, who described the bill as a…
Ariz. college board to appeal ruling on immigrant student tuition
The state’s largest community college district will ask the Arizona Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling saying young immigrants granted deferred deportation status are not eligible for lower in-state college tuition. Associated PressCopyright…
Borrowers wait for promised college loan forgiveness
Danielle Ramos’ student-debt nightmare was supposed to be over. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.More Posts
House passes bill to reauthorize Perkins
The House has passed legislation to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act that is similar to a Perkins bill it passed last year. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American…
R.I. steps closer to free tuition
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is thanking the state House of Representatives for passing a $9.2 billion budget plan she says “protects our priorities.” Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More…
Ariz. court overturns in-state tuition for DACA students
The Arizona Court of Appeals this week ruled that young immigrants granted deferred deportation status under a program started by former President Barack Obama are not eligible for lower in-state college tuition. Associated PressCopyright 2018…
California governor calls for new online college
California Gov. Jerry Brown has asked the California community college system to “take whatever steps are necessary” to establish a new, online-only community college. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
Associate-degree colleges have most diverse presidents
Public associate degree-granting institutions have the highest proportion of women and minority presidents of any type of higher education institution, according to a new survey of U.S. college and university presidents. Daily StaffCCDaily is published…
ED guidance on year-round Pell
The U.S. Education Department has issued a “Dear Colleague” letter that provides guidance on implementing the recently reinstated Year-round Pell Grant program. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts -…