Letters to the editor: President wrong about community colleges The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines President Donald Trump visited Kirkwood Community College nine months ago, and even toured its agriculture-related programs. So to…
The plan was for President Donald Trump to promote his $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan during his speech Thursday in Richfield, Ohio. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website
College students will keep more money in their pockets thanks to a new $5 million pilot program approved as part of the $1.3 trillion appropriations bill that President Donald Trump signed last week. MacKenzie Smithis…
Consensus was not reached earlier this month at the third and final Gainful Employment (GE) Regulations negotiated rulemaking (GE Neg Reg) session. The lack of consensus means that the Department of Education (ED) is formally…
Both federal and state governments have a role to play in assuring better, more equitable postsecondary outcomes for our low-income students. The Debt-Free College Act of 2018 is distinctive for its proposal to establish a…
A Senate bill introduced last week aims to create a state-federal partnership that provides a dollar-for-dollar federal match to state higher education appropriations in exchange for a commitment to help students pay for the full…
Community colleges play a vital role in ensuring that America’s future workforce is both globally competitive and globally competent. Notably, in order to produce globally competent graduates, community colleges must first ensure that their faculty…
Congress has agreed to a 2,232-page, Fiscal year 2018 (FY18) omnibus appropriations bill that increases funding for nearly every program of significance to community colleges, many by substantial amounts. Jim HermesJim Hermes is associate vice…
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday emphasized before House appropriators the department’s and administration’s efforts to broaden education and career opportunities through earn-and-learn programs, with a focus on apprenticeships. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…
A group of former students defrauded by for-profit colleges is claiming in court that the U.S. Education Department (ED) illegally obtained and used their Social Security data to limit their student loan relief. Associated PressCopyright…