The Education Department’s (ED) negotiated rulemaking committee on Thursday reached consensus on a regulatory package that will directly impact institutional practice. The draft rule substantially revises the specific requirements and procedures that accrediting agencies must…
The U.S. Department of Education on Monday issued the final rule for Workforce Pell Grants, opening federal student aid to programs as short as eight weeks beginning July 1. What the “2026 Survey of College…
The conversation about trauma-informed higher education has been operating mostly at one level — the level of individual practice and programming. Colleges are hiring counselors, running faculty workshops, adopting flexible attendance policies and encouraging compassionate…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has filed comments on proposed regulations that will establish a new accountability scheme to measure all Title IV programs against an earnings benchmark. The Education Department (ED) is…
America doesn’t suffer from a shortage of pathways to opportunity. It suffers from a shortage of ways to help people navigate those pathways. Community colleges need to step up and play a central role in…
Culminating a months-long regulatory process, the U.S. Education Department on Monday published final regulations for the Workforce Pell Grant program, which will guide stakeholders as they implement the new eligibility that begins July 1. The…
It is 9 a.m. sharp, and the 42nd commencement of the Community College of Aurora is about to commence. This year, the institution is conferring its largest number of degrees and certificates in the college’s…
The Pell Grant remains the best way to help low-income students afford college, and it’s especially important for community college students eager to learn and earn. Every year, 30% of all Pell Grant recipients attend…
The urgency behind getting community and technical colleges involved is measurable and accelerating. The Learning Policy Institute in 2026 identified the teacher shortage problem in the United States: 45,582 unfilled positions nationwide 365,967 positions filled…
The Education Department this week released new draft regulations in advance of next week’s second and final week-long accreditation negotiated-rulemaking sessions. Most of the regulations are unchanged, such as new requirements related to the monitoring…