Government

Planning great new STEM projects

Editor’s note: MentorLinks mentees began planning their two-year projects with mentors at a two-day meeting in Washington, D.C., in October. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) convened the meeting and awarded grants to the…


Senate may simplify FAFSA in forthcoming HEA bill

Simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) would remove a key barrier to college access, particularly for lower-income students, said Nancy McCallin, president of the Colorado Community College System, at a U.S. Senate…


Miss. governor pitches free community college for some

Free community college for all Mississippians would be an ambitious and easy-to-explain goal. What Gov. Phil Bryant again proposed last week in his budget recommendation appears more limited, aimed at producing more technical graduates from…


Major companies ready to expand apprenticeships

Four major U.S. companies — IBM, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Lincoln Electric — are ready to expand their apprenticeship programs and poised to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American Association of…


Looking to scale up apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are critical in educating new workers for available jobs, but they are not growing at a rate as envisioned, the U.S. labor secretary told House lawmakers on Wednesday. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College…


Talks begin to rewrite rules protecting students from fraud

U.S. Education Department (ED) officials this week opened formal negotiations to rewrite federal rules meant to protect students from fraud by colleges and universities. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material…


Promise for apprenticeships?

A former U.S. education undersecretary who now heads the College Promise Campaign says Promise partnerships should consider serving students in apprenticeships and dual-enrollment programs. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate…


Fewer new international students

An annual report on international students shows a nearly 10 percent drop in foreign students who attended U.S. community colleges in the 2016-17 academic year, and that rate may double for the current school year….



Mich. Senate OKs concealed guns in schools

Licensed gun owners with extra training could legally carry inside schools, churches, bars and other pistol-free zones under hotly contested legislation that was approved this week by the Republican-led Michigan Senate, days after the Texas…