Schools, colleges spared in stripped-down Missouri budgetAssociated PressCommunity colleges will get the same amount of state funding next year as they did this year, regardless of federal funding. Prison changes, lottery bills postponed as session…
California doom: Staggering $54B budget deficit loomsAssociated PressThe revenue shortfall means the minimum amount of spending required for public schools and community colleges will fall by $18.3 billion. Commentary: Training workers for a post-COVID economyPhiladelphia…
The latest unemployment rate for El Paso, Texas, is about 17 percent, compared to 3.8 percent in February prior to the coronavirus pandemic. It’s likely to approach and even surpass 20 percent when final figures…
In Connecticut, Middlesex Community College’s (MxCC’s) Magic Food Bus project has partnered with Stop & Shop’s School Food Pantry Program. To launch the new partnership, the grocery store chain donated $2,500 in gift cards to…
Fifteen higher education organizations, including the American Association of Community Colleges, have joined together to launch the Remember the Dreamers website under the leadership of the American Council on Education. The site is the latest…
New CEO Willie E. Smith is now chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) in Louisiana after serving as interim chancellor since July 2019. Smith has worked in the Louisiana Community and Technical College System…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is working on a bipartisan effort to ensure that forthcoming stimulus legislation includes the association’s request for $47 billion in support to respond to COVID-19. The effort…
State expanding food benefits for 90,000 career and technical college studentsOakland PressThe Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced this week a change that would allow 90,000 students enrolled in career and technical education…
Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) are vital to the communities they serve. Campuses don’t only offer college courses, but also serve as gathering places for the community. Many – 31 out of 35 accredited TCUs…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Wednesday released its long-awaited final regulations on sexual assaults. The regulation is scheduled to take effect on August 14, but that implementation date is uncertain as the regulations are…