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Michigan residents over 25 without degrees can now apply for tuition-free community college, skills trainingmLiveThe Michigan Reconnect program is being funded initially by a $30 million appropriation in the state budget that had bipartisan backing…



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CEO on the move Larry D. Johnson, Jr., will serve as the next president of Guttman Community College in New York City, effective July 1. He is currently president of Phoenix College, where he was…


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Community college education continuing at Oregon correctional facilities under new agreementOPBOregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission and the Oregon Department of Corrections have entered into a new agreement to continue providing inmates with educational programming through…



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Flexibility on ‘professional judgment’ The U.S. Education Department (ED) is reminding student financial aid administrators of their ability to make it easier for those who are unemployed or have received unemployment assistance to get federal…


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Collins, Young introduce bipartisan Gateway to Careers ActRipon AdvanceSens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Todd Young (R-Indiana) have introduced bipartisan legislation to establish a federal career pathway grant program that would support a stronger American workforce….


Funding roundup

El Paso Community College (EPCC) will use a $1.5 million grant to help Texans get back to work. The funding will go toward degree and certificate programs that provide the skills needed for high-demand jobs….



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Maryland Senate to add $520M to Hogan’s relief measureAssociated PressThe Maryland Senate plans to add about $520 million to Gov. Larry Hogan’s proposal to help the state recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. It would include…