Government

Washington Watch: Promising outlook for CCAMPIS

College students with young children face a number of challenges, including finding safe and affordable child care. The Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program supports the participation of low-income parents in college…


Blunt on certain funding requests

Much like last year, don’t expect Senate appropriators to go along with everything in the Trump administration’s funding request for education. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice president of…


Global Connections: It’s Fulbright season

The U.S. Fulbright Program has been our nation’s flagship international educational exchange program for more than 70 years. Its purpose is to facilitate international diplomacy through educational collaboration. Wayne Wheeleris director of international programs and…



Senate HEA bill unlikely this year

Don’t expect to see a Senate bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA) this year, according to the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College…


Washington Watch: House may soon vote on Dream Act

Ever since the Senate failed to pass any of three alternative bills in February that would have established a path to citizenship for approximately 1.8 million “Dreamers” – undocumented individuals who were brought to this…



Arizona Dreamers struggle after losing cheaper tuition

David Montenegro worked part-time restaurant jobs and took advantage of Arizona’s lower in-state tuition as he labored through years of college. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be…


Taking fewer loans and lower amounts

Fewer first-time, full-time students at public two-year institutions are taking loans to pay for college, and those amounts also are lower, according to a new federal report. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and…