The U.S. Education Department (ED) is giving colleges and universities flexibility on financial aid requirements in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). A March 5 directive from ED’s Office of Postsecondary Education responds to concerns from…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) hopes to soon have a timeline for when it will implement a streamlined federal student aid application that will, in part, require the Internal Revenues Service (IRS) rather than students…
Washington technical college shuts down after student goes into coronavirus quarantine KIRO In Washington state, Clover Park Technical College shut down campuses in South Hill and Lakewood after a student was put in quarantine with…
Coronavirus and commencement With growing concern over the spread of the coronavirus, colleges around the country are developing business continuity plans in case classes and events are postponed or canceled. The slightest details aren’t escaping…
Georgia House sends cap on college courses in high school to governor Chattanooga Times Free Press The Republican governor and his allies say the cost of Georgia’s dual enrollment program, which pays for college courses…
“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” That quote by Thomas A. Edison is on the wall of the Wolfson Campus Makers Lab at Miami Dade College (MDC). The Kendall…
Democrats on the House education committee are working on a bill to authorize $400 million in federal grants for apprenticeships that would double to $800 million by 2025. The 149-page “discussion draft” of the bill…
For more than a century, automotive engineers have focused much of their attention on making vehicles as comfortable, safe and convenient as possible for drivers. They’ve perfected the positioning of the steering wheel and gas…
Community colleges in Connecticut should be free. Here’s why. Hartford Courant I understand we’re under budget constraints and tough decisions must be made, but making higher education less accessible to vulnerable communities is not the…
As reports of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases increase in the U.S., colleges and universities are preparing for potential disruptions and closures. While the risk to the general public in the U.S. remains low, colleges are reviewing…