As universities tighten budgets during the coronavirus, what will happen to diversity initiatives?Diverse Issues in Higher EducationThe pandemic will set back diversity efforts – but the real question is how much, says Walter Bumphus, president…
House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief package that includes nearly $90 billion for K-12 and public higher education. House leaders plan a vote on the sweeping legislation on Friday, but…
Five community college districts in California and the state’s community college system filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday against the U.S. Education Department (ED), charging that its decision to deny emergency aid to…
Organizations, including community colleges, can now apply to serve as third-party entities that would review applications for new industry-recognized apprenticeship programs, or IRAPs. On the same day federal regulations for IRAPs went into effect, the…
The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating inequities for many African-American students in California, according to community college leaders. Compton College has always targeted assistance to African-American students and others in need, but the pandemic has “made…
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…