Grant program proposed to increase community college access
This is Reno
In Nevada, a workforce incentive grant proposed by the governor’s Community College Workforce Training and Programs Committee could expand the number of students eligible for scholarships at community colleges and help to fill jobs in high-demand occupations.
‘Never forget where you came from,’ Jill Biden tells graduates of Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles Times
In her speech, First Lady Dr.Jill Biden highlighted the stories of the graduates before her. She spoke of a student who emigrated from the Ivory Coast and, pregnant with her third child, finished final exams while experiencing contractions. Another student who, after 25 years working as a graphic designer, enrolled in L.A. City College to begin a career as a teacher.
How Mainers without a high school degree can take advantage of free community college
Maine Beacon
Maine education officials are encouraging residents who never graduated from high school to return to adult education and complete the High School Equivalency Test.
