The state board of higher education is pushing community colleges to offer more in-person classes this fallBoston GlobeThe Massachusetts Board of Higher Education is pushing the state’s 15 community colleges to plan for significantly more…
White House prepares massive infrastructure bill with universal pre-K, free community college, climate measuresWashington PostThat effort is expected to be broken into two parts – one focused on infrastructure, and the other focused on other…
Maricopa Community Colleges cancel classes amid cybersecurity issueKTARThe Maricopa County Community College District announced Friday it has canceled classes until March 29 after a cybersecurity issue forced its network system offline. It is due to…
ED begins rolling back Trump-era policies on defrauded studentsNPRThe U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday it is scrapping a controversial formula, championed by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, that granted only partial student loan relief…
Senate committee moves bill to allow collective bargaining rights for community college employeesWTOPIn Maryland, Senate Bill 746 would enable community college employees to unionize and hold elections if they wanted to, but it does not…
Higher education officials urge legislature to invest in colleges and universities after pandemic takes toll on students and economyTexas TribuneAs the Texas legislature grapples with a struggling pandemic economy and the impact of an unprecedented…
Commentary: Fast facts, and a challengeInside Higher EdAACC puts out a list of “fast facts about community colleges” annually. It’s well worth the read. Yo-Yo Ma performs at Berkshire Community College vaccine clinicAssociated PressNewly vaccinated…
Sinclair College to study scrapping sportsDayton Daily NewsSinclair College’s board of trustees has voted to suspend sports programs for another academic year due to the pandemic and has left open the prospect of doing away…
Cost-effective path to good career offered by state’s community collegesMississippi Business JournalSome higher education experts say the country is seeing a decade’s worth of change in education in just one year as a result of…
South Carolina to shift basic law enforcement training to technical collegesPost and CourierSouth Carolina officials have approved a plan allowing law enforcement recruits to complete the first portion of their training at state technical colleges,…