The Trump administration has a funny way of showing support for the Pell Grant program, which helps low-income students afford college. Marcella Bombardieri / Ben MillerMarcella Bombardieri is a senior policy analyst at the Center…
Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grants from the U.S. Department of Labor help community colleges and other eligible higher education institutions better deliver education and career training programs, preparing more people…
Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh have unveiled a tuition-free college program for low-income students in Boston. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten…
College scholarships funded by New Mexico lottery proceeds will cover 60 percent of tuition costs for the next school year — down from 90 percent — as state education officials this week announced changes aimed…
Maryland Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) and Johns Hopkins University (JHU) are collaborating on humanities curriculum and pedagogy. They received a combined $1.7 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The plan is to…
Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez restored funding Friday to all state colleges and universities that she had vetoed earlier by tapping money from suspended infrastructure projects, while rejecting a string of tax increases proposed…
The National Governors Association (NGA) doesn’t often wade into debates over federal appropriations, especially over specific programs. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website
Community colleges always have played an integral role in training workers for infrastructure- and transportation-related fields like truck driving, construction, welding and electrical work. Ed FinkelEd Finkel is an education writer based in Illinois.More Posts
During a House education appropriations subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos lauded the importance of career and technical education (CTE) in helping to prepare students and workers for available jobs. Daily StaffCCDaily…
President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018 includes expected cuts to several student aid programs, but it also has a few surprises, such as lower funding for career and technical education and job…