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Advocacy quick hits

Editor’s note: This weekly update from the government relations office at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) provides the latest on what’s happening in Washington and how AACC is advancing policies to support community…


Funding roundup

Harper College is preparing to launch an aviation maintenance program to address a gap in affordable training and education in northern Illinois. Helping to jump start the program is $500,000 secured by U.S. Rep. Raja…


Mindfulness

Don’t be “Clueless” about mindfulness. Yes, you read that right; I did reference the pop culture movie “Clueless,” which some of you might remember viewing. However, pop culture can teach valuable lessons about our society…


Headlines

Commentary: College going is changing; We need better data Inside Higher Ed As demand for short-term credentials rises, we need better, more systematic data on the return on investment, Joe May and Mark Schneider write….


Reporter’s notebook

Expanding workforce ed through immersive tech DOL grants to strengthen nursing pipeline AACC webinar on CHIPS Act opportunities Course credits on equal footing Expanding workforce ed through immersive tech Bipartisan House legislation introduced last week…


Headlines

Gov. Newsom revises funding downward for TK-12, community colleges in 2023-24 amid uncertainty EdSource Reflecting a further erosion in state revenues, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is budgeting $2 billion less for TK-12 and community colleges…




Elsie Soto and the story of Potter’s Field

I was nine years old when my dad died of AIDS in 1993. Faced with the fact that many funeral homes would not take AIDS victims or charge exorbitant prices to embalm them, my family…


Headlines

Gov. Reynolds signs apprenticeship bill Quad-City Times (subscription required) Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has sign the Iowa Registered Apprenticeship Act, which includes an important role for community colleges. Savannah Technical College offering new electric vehicle…