Megan Coval Congress and the president quickly approved the CARES Act in March to provide $14 billion in emergency funding to colleges and students to help them with challenges resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. The…
Community colleges weren’t represented at a Senate hearing Thursday on how colleges and universities plan to safely reopen campuses, but many concerns of the two-year college sector were addressed during the virtual meeting. The Senate…
For many years, the high cost of textbooks has negatively affected college students. For example, in a recent survey of students at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, roughly 20 percent of students said they regularly…
Wisconsin’s Gateway Technical College has received a $539,660 donation from SC Johnson to support the college in providing the skills and training for students to earn a workforce certificate. The program is expected to have…
Seeking assistance from the Senate Higher education organizations are hoping to convince GOP leaders in the Senate to support another pandemic recovery package that would include at least $46.6 billion to help colleges and their…
As of May 28, 36.5 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance, a number far worse than the 2.7 million claims most economists were expecting and predicting. The U.S. Department of Labor reported a loss of…
College organizations seek COVID-19 limited liability protectionsSenators ask ED for FAFSA changesDems pitch $50B childcare billDOL Job Corps Scholars grants include community collegesSenate hearing next week focuses on colleges reopening College organizations seek COVID-19 limited…
Until recently, community college presidents were bracing for plummeting enrollments in the summer term due to the coronavirus pandemic. But as early-starting summer classes have begun, some community college leaders are reporting enrollments that are…
The U.S. Education Department on Friday announced the first wave of approved state career and technical education (CTE) plans pertaining to the Perkin Act reauthorization signed by the president in 2018. Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland,…
Eleven minority-serving community colleges will bring NASA missions to students through the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) program. The colleges will receive grant funding over the next four years to increase diversity and inclusion in…