The U.S. Education Department on Friday announced a new CARES Act-funded grant program focused on short-term job training for in-demand occupations and entrepreneurship development. The CARES Act provided $307.5 million for discretionary grants, which Education…
Minnesota expands workforce grantsCredit to encourage students to take classes onlineED OKs 6 more state Perkins plans Minnesota expands workforce grants The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system this fall is expanding a scholarship program…
Education Department is making it harder for colleges to boost student aid during crisisNPRThe U.S. Department of Education is making it harder for colleges to reconsider — and potentially increase — financial aid for students…
Cadets at the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Police Academy in Michigan watched the video of George Floyd in his final moments struggling to breathe under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. “I told them,…
Supreme Court blocks Trump’s bid to end DACA, a win for undocumented ‘dreamers’Washington PostThe Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the program protecting undocumented immigrants brought to the country as…
Leaders of seven community college-based organizations on Thursday addressed an array of issues pertaining to the pandemic and equity, but two topics seemed to permeate through most of the discussion: Ensuring students have the technology…
In a huge and unanticipated win for Dreamers, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in a 5-4 decision that the Trump administration failed to comply with administrative legal requirements when it rescinded the Deferred…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) has issued yet further guidance addressing the formula grants under the CARES Act. However, this guidance is mostly good news for community colleges, particularly in how they may spend funds…
A federal judge on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the U.S. Education Department (ED) from imposing any student eligibility requirements in distributing CARES Act emergency grants to California community college students. U.S. District…
What it takes for community colleges to stay flexible during COVID-19Northern Public RadioTwo-year colleges like Waubonsee Community College are prepared to scale up if they need to and meet any technology gaps students coming in…