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Commentary: Is free college a good idea? Increasingly, evidence says yesBrown Center Chalkboard (Brookings)The stars seem aligned to make some form of national free college a reality. The more evidence we see, the more that…
Campus Issues
Washington Watch: A new round of relief funds, plus updated ED guidance
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Tuesday released most of the third installment of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) provided through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. Community colleges will receive more than…
Kudos for their use of federal relief funds
In announcing a new round of federal emergency grants to higher education institutions on Tuesday, the U.S. Education Department (ED) also gave props to how some colleges and universities — including community colleges — have…
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Labor secretary promotes job training, community collegesPacific Coast Business TimesU.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh said Monday that he wants to promote expanded partnerships with community colleges to support manufacturing jobs that have gone begging…
Reporter’s notebook
Community college students’ transit accessibilityNewly selected Cooke Undergraduate Transfer ScholarsHouse hearing on youth work opportunitiesA light-hearted way to share campus info about Covid measures Community college students’ transit accessibility The Seldin Haring-Smith Foundation has made…
A proven partnership in paramedics
A partnership between Pima Community College (Pima) in Tucson, Arizona, and the U.S. Air Force to expand a high-quality paramedic program and prepare airmen and women for careers in the military and in civilian life…
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Commentary: Readers respond: Community college saved these lives, tooWashington PostIn response to a recent op-ed on the value of community colleges, the Washington Post received responses from hundreds of readers who wrote to share their…
Targeting enrollment
Former students at South Texas College (STC) who stopped talking classes before finishing their degree have been getting text messages on their phone from an artificially intelligent chatbot, gently reminding then that the college has…
From community college to community leaders
A journalist, a judge and a police chief. Those are the job titles of the 2021 AACC Outstanding Alumni Award recipients. But dig deeper and you’ll find that career success is only one thing that…
Opportunities through public-private partnerships
Union and business leaders detailed at a House hearing Thursday their struggles to find skilled workers for trade careers, noting that partnering with K-12 schools could help to at least make students and families aware…