Fewer students attending California community collegesEdSourceThe California community college system is experiencing a 5 percent to 7 percent drop in enrollment this fall due to a combination of factors: the coronavirus pandemic, job losses, the…
Five reasons why community colleges are key to our COVID-19 recoveryMountain Money/KPCWAnne Kress of Northern Virginia Community College and Michael Collins of Jobs for the Future (JFF) discuss a JFF brief that outlines what the…
U.S. labor secretary highlights role of technical colleges in helping economy during Ky. tripWLKYU.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia last week talked about how COVID-19 has impacted the economy while efforts continue to slowly reopen the…
San Diego community college district to stay online all yearFox 5 San DiegoThe San Diego Community College District announced Thursday it will continue online instruction through the remainder of the academic year, including the January…
Friends remember Georgia college president who died from COVID-19Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCoworkers placed a wreath this week at one of Mark Ivester’s favorite places, a state marker on the Clarkesville campus of North Georgia Technical College with…
The many benefits of attending a community collegeThe University Network (podcast)Martha Parham of the American Association of Community Colleges discusses the range of community colleges and what they offer to students. Biden meets with military…
Tracing the coronavirus: Students at Community College of Philadelphia are working to help stop the spreadPhiladelphia InquirerTyshien Maddox had seen what the coronavirus could do: His mother got it. So did his two brothers and…
Back to virtual apprenticeships?The HillEven in a post-COVID-19 world, our country will rely on skilled workers to keep our digital and physical infrastructure upgraded and safe, writes Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.), co-chair of the Congressional…
Whitmer announces tuition-free path to community college for frontline workersWZZMEducation, labor, business and workforce leaders join to urge Michigan’s 625,000 COVID-19 essential workers to apply now for tuition-free college. Community colleges back ballot measure to…
In crackdown on race-related content, Education Department targets internal book clubs, meetingsPoliticoThe Education Department plans to scrutinize a wide range of employee activities — including internal book clubs — in search of “Anti-American propaganda” and…