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Gov. Cooper visits Fayetteville in push to boost training for clean energy jobs WRAL.com North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper visited Fayetteville Tech Community College on Thursday to see clean energy training programs, where students are…
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Reporter’s notebook
Promising practices to increase diversity in higher ed Tax-free Pell bill introduced in Senate Promising practices to increase diversity in higher ed The Biden administration on Thursday released a report that outlines strategies to increase…
In California, basic needs remain a challenge, with some positive signs
Nearly half of California community college students are food insecure, almost three out of five are housing insecure, and about one-quarter are homeless. These are some of the findings from a Community College League of…
Advocacy quick hits: Fed shutdown looks all but certain
With no signs of progress in crafting a bipartisan funding extension, a federal government shutdown looks all but inevitable starting October 1. The closure will affect government staffing, program administration and the distribution of public…
Focus on LMI
The articles below are part of a three-part series examining the use of labor market information (LMI) to promote community college agility. Tapping powerful labor market information for agilityLabor market information enabled Mohawk Valley Community…
Newsmakers
Kudos Mark Sorrells, president Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) in North Carolina, has been named the NC TECH Association’s Tech Difference Maker of the Year. NC TECH is a not-for-profit, membership-driven technology trade association with…
Funding roundup
North Carolina businessman Mike Wade recently put the wheels in motion to create a $500,000 scholarship endowment at Southwestern Community College (SCC). It’s the single largest cash commitment in the SCC Foundation’s 50-year history. The…
Washington Watch: Borrower defense claims show up at community colleges
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is receiving reports from community colleges across the country that the U.S. Education Department (ED) has notified them of former students who previously took out federal loans and…
ED releases new gainful employment rule
The Biden administration on Wednesday late afternoon released final regulations to protect college students against certificate programs that leave them with unaffordable debt or no improvement to their earnings. The regulations also aim to provide…
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Education Department faces potentially ‘disruptive’ shutdown Inside Higher Ed A potential government shutdown could complicate the restart of student loan payments, efforts to issue final rules and the FAFSA update. Commentary: Will short-term Pell really…