Workforce Pell Watch
Apprenticeships got more flexibility, but not a free pass.
Washington Monthly
Washington is finally demanding that colleges answer for what their graduates earn. In early childhood education, the low wages aren’t the college’s fault—but the pressure may finally land in the right place anyway.
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville is aiming not only to rebuild Arkansas’ pipeline for farmers and ranchers but make the college a regional hub for agriculture, according to Chancellor Brian Shonk.
Inside Higher Ed
David Baime, senior vice president for government relations at the American Association of Community Colleges, said after years of “stubborn problems” that prevent associate degree credits from transferring to bachelor’s degrees — particularly major-specific courses — his members are “inclined to look positively” on policies that enhance credit transfer.
Associated Press
Sen. Bill Cassidy, chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, was decisively defeated in Saturday’s Republican primary in Louisiana, unable to convince voters that he deserved another term five years after voting to convict President Donald Trump during an impeachment trial over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
