DeVos doubles down on policy shutting vulnerable college students out of emergency grantsWashington PostThe interim final rule pertaining to distributing CARES Act funds asserts that only those who can participate in federal student aid programs…
A California community college and a nonprofit that assists homeless and displaced young adults have opened a seven-unit housing project for students facing homelessness that could serve as a model for other two-year colleges eager…
The Covid-19 pandemic, upsurge in unemployment and social unrest are leading to soul-searching among community college leaders on how they can best serve their students and communities. Four presidents discussed how their institutions are adapting…
The U.S. Department of Labor awarded nearly $24 million to 20 colleges as part of the Job Corps Scholars Program, a new national demonstration project aimed at providing at-risk youth with job skills instruction, educational…
The Rise Prize finalistsUndecided high school students mull their options The Rise Prize finalists Organizers of the inaugural Rise Prize on Wednesday announced 26 finalists for the award that include four projects at community colleges….
At Techtonic, a small software developer based in Boulder, Colorado, the idea for starting an apprenticeship program began in 2016 when the company wanted to see if it could hire locally rather than looking abroad….
Community colleges to take hard look at how they teach aspiring copsWall Street Journal (subscription required)Community colleges around the country are embarking on reviews of how they teach future police officers, aiming to make changes…
Making the transition from being president of one community college to another is challenging enough. Doing it during a pandemic, when meetings have to be conducted virtually, is another level. After Lisa Avery, president of…
Will ‘free college’ survive COVID-19?T74Many of these programs could be at risk in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, as mounting unemployment and business closures starve state and local budgets of tax revenue. Here we…
The Aspen Institute on Tuesday announced the 10 finalists for its 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, which include four two-year colleges from Texas and a Kentucky college that has been a finalist in…