Community colleges across the country are celebrating their graduates this spring. For many students, getting to graduation didn’t come easy, which makes the pomp and circumstance of the commencement ceremony all the sweeter. Tabitha WhissemoreTabitha…
U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta on Friday made public-private apprenticeships his debut issue as President Trump’s point man on matching American workers with specific jobs. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This…
Dale Parnell, who led the American Association of Community Colleges through the 1980s and championed the need to help all students transition better from high school to college and on to careers, passed away April…
There are more high school students taking courses for credit from Tompkins Cortland Community College (TCCC) in upstate New York than there are students at the college itself. Dennis PierceDennis Pierce is an education writer…
The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) leader is warning that campuses may close if the system’s budget is cut to the degree suggested by the governor and state lawmakers. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…
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…
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…
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…