A Senate committee that is preparing to rework the nation’s main higher education law focused on competency-based education (CBE) at a hearing Thursday where it explored innovative programs designed to serve a growing number of…
Community colleges across Missouri could offer baccalaureates in select programs instead of being limited to two-year associate degrees. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten…
Candidates for governor in Tennessee largely agreed on broad issues facing education during the race’s first televised forum this week, except for a partisan split on in-state tuition for immigrants whose parents brought or kept…
Editor’s note: Global Connections is a new occasional column that will cover issues pertaining to international issues, from promising education and workforce models from abroad, to international students studying at U.S. community colleges. In the…
West Virginia lawmakers have begun considering free community and technical college during the first full week of their 2018 session. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,…
Automatically deducting student loan payments from borrowers’ paychecks—and even tying the repayment amount to income, similar to Social Security withholdings — were among the ideas that seemed to interest Senators Thursday at a hearing to…
Like many of you, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) awaits word of a vote on a temporary appropriations bill — also known as a continuing resolution (CR) — to keep the federal government…
Wisconsin will spend $20 million on a job training program with colleges and universities designed to prepare people for electronics manufacturing jobs and to address long-term workforce development needs. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the…
California Gov. Jerry Brown wants to launch the state’s first fully online public community college that would provide short-term programs to help 2.5 million young adults without college credentials attain skills for available jobs in…
A federal judge on Tuesday night temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be…