Bye-bye, IRAPs
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Friday announced a final rule to rescind the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program, ending a fledgling effort to expand apprenticeships that was marred in politics from the start. DOL said…
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The push for free community college gets a major showing, as hundreds call on Newsom to sign Becker’s SB 893Almanac NewsThe bill would enable the district to waive or reduce enrollment fees and expand scholarship…
My, how the tables have turned – Recording classes
Near the end of the last millennium, 1996 to 1998 to be exact, I was the administrator primarily responsible for developing the infrastructure necessary for videoconferencing (also known as interactive television or iTV) between classrooms…
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Photos submitted by colleges that are members of the American Association of Community Colleges. U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona chats with Susan Looney, president of Reading Area Community College in Pennsylvania. Cardona visited the college…
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SUNY Orange joins Amazon Career ChoiceRobots, automation and educationLyft discounts at Harper CollegeDOL grants to help coal-mining areas SUNY Orange joins Amazon Career Choice SUNY Orange is the latest community college in the State University…
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Castro bill requires higher education to post transfer information on websitesTexas TribuneThe Transparency for Transfer Students Act would require two- and four-year higher education institutions to post financial aid information and transfer deadlines on their…
Newsmakers
New CEO Mark Sorrells will serve as the fifth president of Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) in North Carolina, effective January 1, 2023. He is currently the college’s senior vice president for academic and student…
Funding roundup
Tidewater Community College (TCC) business professor Peter Shaw retired from teaching this year, but not before establishing a scholarship at TCC with a $10,000 gift. The Business Pathway Scholarship has already helped five students at…
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Who is impacted by student loan forgiveness and how?U.S. Census Bureau (blog)The president’s loan forgiveness plan would have a big effect on community college students who took out student loans. For example, nearly 20% of…
Education decisions during the Great Resignation
Individuals who left their jobs voluntarily since the start of the Covid pandemic were more likely to enroll in postsecondary education than those who lost their jobs, according to a new report from the Strada…