Government

Washington Watch: Rulemaking panel agrees to accountability regs

The Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) negotiated-rulemaking committee on Friday reached consensus on draft regulations that would implement a new accountability structure for nearly all Title IV-eligible programs. The…


Building a local fiber broadband workforce

What started as a casual conversation about broadband fiber in the Johnston County Agriculture Center parking lot quickly evolved into a collaborative effort to explore how our combined connections, expertise and leadership could help meet…


Funding roundup

The Boeing Company has awarded a $250,000 grant to Renton Technical College (RTC) to support the expansion of the Renton Promise program. Renton Promise offers up to full tuition coverage to graduates of Renton high…


Funding to expand registered apprenticeships

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced Tuesday that it will pilot a pay-for-performance model in awarding $145 million to support registered apprenticeships in selected industries. The announcement comes a few weeks after DOL said…


New FIPSE awards to community colleges

The U.S. Education Department (ED) this week announced the recipients of the latest round of grant awards through its Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), with selections based on new program categories set…


Washington Watch: All community colleges exempt from new IPEDS survey

Reporting for a new Education Department data survey will be limited to institutions that “primarily” award bachelor’s degrees or higher, exempting all community colleges, including those that are mainly associate-degree institutions but offer limited baccalaureate…


Washington Watch: Negotiated rulemaking focuses on accountability

Negotiators return to Washington this week for the second session of the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) negotiated rulemaking committee. The panel’s first session focused almost entirely on Workforce…


5M FAFSAs filed so far

The U.S. Education Department (ED) reports that it has received 5 million federal student aid applications as of this Wednesday, up from the roughly 2 million submitted at the same time last year. The Trump…


Reporter’s notebook

ED to update Accreditation Handbook New BSIs named in California Bill offers employers tax break for training New Hampshire college designated national cyber defense center Green light for new baccalaureate program ED to update Accreditation…


Top 10 CC Daily articles for 2025

Below are the 10 most-read CC Daily articles for 2025. There was plenty of interest in Workforce Pell and workforce education, in general, as well as policy and politics around student aid and commentary on…