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Virginia is getting $500,000 to help close racial gaps in higher education Virginian-Pilot Gov. Ralph Northam said the money from Lumina Foundation will help Virginia achieve its goal of being the “best-educated state” by 2030…

Poll: Many young Americans say high school diploma is enough for success Associated Press The survey also found disparities in the types of colleges young Americans choose. Overall, 3 in 4 said they plan to…

From the service to school The Harvard Gazette Veteran transfer students from community colleges make Harvard home. Commentary: Celebrating the power of apprenticeships in Kentucky Lexington Herald Leader Apprenticeship coordinators at Kentucky community colleges are…

Collaboration between CDOT, Front Range Community College aims to reduce shortage of highway workers Pikes Peak Courier A career opportunity that springs from a shortage of labor for highway maintenance, the highway maintenance management program…

Education Department sends final Title IX rule to White House for approval Politico (subscription required) The U.S. Education Department this week sent the Trump administration’s final Title IX rule governing campus sexual assault to the…

Commentary: Let’s make the FAFSA required for a high-school diploma, to increase college enrollment — and more counselors wouldn’t hurt either Hechinger Report Easier forms, with more help in completing them, would reduce obstacles in…

In Duluth, new college presidents are old friends Minneapolis Star Tribune Lake Superior College President Patricia Rogers and St. Scholastica President Barbara McDonald see opportunities for their schools to work together. Q&A: Active Minds president…

Florence-Darlington Tech launches Office of Apprenticeships SCNow The new initiative at the South Carolina college will support connecting students with participating employers, who have apprenticeship programs registered with the U.S. Department of Labor, and it…

MATC partners with community groups to reach nontraditional students WUWM 89.7 Just 30 percent of adults in the city of Milwaukee have a college degree. About 22 percent completed some college, but didn’t graduate. Milwaukee…