The House Appropriations Committee approved the all-important Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS-ED) fiscal year 2027 appropriations bill on Tuesday on a party-line vote. The bill is now set to be considered by…
The United States is experiencing a resurgence of manufacturing investment. New semiconductors, electric vehicles, batteries, advanced materials and clean energy facilities are emerging across the country. Federal initiatives such as the CHIPS and Science Act…
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) last week published a 444-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) addressing the “uniform guidance” that covers grant administration across the federal government. These blanket policies will potentially affect all…
The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday released the all-important Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies fiscal year (FY) 2027 appropriations bill. The bill, which the Labor-HHS-ED subcommittee will mark up on June…
Quantum technologies are no longer theoretical. They are beginning to shape the future of computing, manufacturing, communications, sensing, cybersecurity, national defense and economic competitiveness. That future is exciting. It is also consequential. Quantum technology holds…
America has built a crowded opportunity system. But it hasn’t yet managed to build a clear opportunity map that guides people through that system. The U.S. now has more than 1.85 million credentials, from high…
The Trump administration on Friday released a proposed rule revising guidance on requirements for federal grantees. The new guidance from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expands on prior executive orders and…
For community college administrators, the numbers are hard to ignore. Statistics related to mental health tell the story of an undeniable impact on students across the nation. In the community college context, half of the…
A jumbo banner reading “You Matter Here,” placed on the side of a building, welcomes students from the parking lot to the campus of Los Angeles City College (LACC). The two-year college serves Koreatown, Little…
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is rapidly transforming how we learn, work, communicate and solve problems. Platforms like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude are becoming integral to workplaces, healthcare, business and education. Many community…