A few Kansas lawmakers are seeking to undo a law that will allow people to carry concealed guns into colleges and hospitals starting in July. The lawmakers are seeking to permanently exempt state universities and…
Rhode Island is joining the growing list of states with a $30 million proposal to cover two years of tuition at their public colleges for qualifying students. Rhode Island Gov. Gina M. Raimondo this week…
Community colleges rethink remedial education NPR (with audio) With more than 2 million students, California has one of the largest community college systems in the country. But its graduation rates have been disappointing for years….
Americans with no more than a high school diploma have fallen so far behind college graduates in their economic lives that the earnings gap between college grads and everyone else has reached its widest point…
A Republican state lawmaker plans target Arizona colleges and universities that violate state law with a new proposal that would penalize them with the loss of 10 percent of their state funding. Rep. Bob Thorpe…
The 2017 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Convention April 22-25 in New Orleans will provide ample opportunities to share your promising practices as well as hear what other leaders are doing to address similar…
State system seeks more funding for workforce programs Opelika-Auburn News The Alabama Community College System board of trustees approved a legislative agenda calling for more funding for workforce development and dual-enrollment programs. New degree offered…
Prepared for work: Technical career students most strongly feel that their education prepared them for their jobs. Editor’s note: DataPoints is a biweekly feature of the American Association of Community Colleges that provides a snapshot…
This article comes from the AACC 21st-Century Center. There’s no doubt that internships increase students’ likelihood of finding a job after college. Many internships are unpaid, though, meaning low-income students who need a paying job…
Branstad calls to cut $34M from higher ed this year Des Moines Register Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has proposed cutting more than $25.5 million from the Iowa Board of Regents and $8.7 million from the…