A bill introduced this week by Senate and House Democrats would cover a lot of ground in expanding Pell grants, from shifting to mandatory funding for the program and indexing grant increases to inflation, to…
The House Education and the Workforce Committee on Wednesday passed by voice vote a bill to revamp the Perkins Act, which is a key source of federal funding for many community colleges’ workforce development programs….
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said this week that she might have to scale back her plan to provide two years of free tuition at public colleges. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights…
Texas college’s Pathways program to help students focus on graduation, career options Waco Tribune-Herald The program was born out of American Association of Community Colleges research indicating students sometimes take unnatural routes to degrees or…
Virginia Foxx is on a personal quest to nix the “T” word, as in “training.” Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice president of communications for the American Association of…
Free tuition? Tennessee could tutor New York New York Times What Tennessee did exceptionally well was promote the Promise program by emphasizing a simple yet powerful message — free tuition — and gradually winning over…
Texas’ Lone Star College (LSC) will prepare more residents for work, thanks to a $359,996 Texas Workforce Commission grant. The college will use the funds to train 120 students for high-demand, well-paying careers in the…
House Education and Workforce Committee Democrats launched the Aim Higher campaign Monday to help increase college access, affordability and completion for Americans. Tabitha WhissemoreTabitha Whissemore is a contributor to Community College Daily and managing editor…
The New Mexico Supreme Court has rejected a request to override budget vetoes, leaving negotiations about how to solve the state’s budget crisis — and restore funding to the legislature — in the hands of…
Tennessee’s new plan to allow older adults without a college degree or certificate to attend community college free of charge will serve as a model as more states consider similar policies, according to experts and…