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…
The New Mexico Supreme Court has rejected a request to override budget vetoes, leaving negotiations about how to solve the state’s budget crisis — and restore funding to the legislature — in the hands of…
Tennessee’s new plan to allow older adults without a college degree or certificate to attend community college free of charge will serve as a model as more states consider similar policies, according to experts and…
Arizona lawmakers this week sent legislation to Gov. Doug Ducey that would shield high school and college level journalists across the state from administrative censorship for work under their school-sponsored media. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The…
A bill introduced this week in the House would designate certain coastal community colleges as maritime workforce training centers to help industry employers find much-need skilled workers. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association…
Two members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee on Thursday introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize programs under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American…