Community college officials are all too familiar with the inadequacies of the federal government’s data gathering and reporting processes. Indeed, almost all higher education stakeholders decry the current state of national data collection on institutional…
The year-round Pell Grant has kicked into full implementation mode. David BaimeDavid Baime is senior vice president for government relations at the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts
From reauthorizing the Higher Education Act to expanding apprenticeships, lawmakers in Congress have a full plate when it comes to tackling issues that affect community colleges. David BaimeDavid Baime is senior vice president for government…
Community colleges exist in large part to provide education that leads to solid job prospects – family-sustaining jobs that place students solidly within or in reach of the middle class. David BaimeDavid Baime is senior…
For almost six months, speculation has run rampant about whether Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization legislation, known as the PROSPER Act (H.R. 4508, “Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity Through Education Reform”) would be taken…
The ground is shifting for the better around the notion of providing Pell grants to incarcerated individuals, who were cut off by Congress in 1994. David BaimeDavid Baime is senior vice president for government relations…
This spring and summer, community colleges will have their first meaningful opportunity to fully implement the year-round Pell Grant eligibility that was reinstated last year in the fiscal year (FY) 2017 appropriations process. David BaimeDavid…
Community college officials should be acutely aware of a proposal in the House bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (H.R. 4508, the “PROSPER” Act) that would require colleges to return substantial portions of federal…
Congress is under intense pressure — on taxes, funding and DACA — as the first legislative session of the 115th Congress turns into its final month, while, after years of deliberation, legislative action on reauthorizing…
Republicans on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, which is chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina), appear poised to introduce a Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization bill in the coming weeks. David BaimeDavid…