ED shifts again on FAFSA
The U.S. Education Department (ED) is again shifting the FAFSA process for the 2025-26 award year. It will still release the form on October 1, as it has previously announced, but for testing with a…
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Chicago colleges, HHS team to develop pipeline for HHS careers California 4-year system sees bump in transfer students Pima college part of Arizona’s ReadyTechGo network Chicago colleges, HHS to develop pipeline for HHS careers City…
More bad news on the FAFSA
The U.S. Education Department (ED) this week announced that institutional batch corrections will not be available for the 2024-25 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) after initially promising they would be available by mid-August….
Washington Watch: Senate funding bill includes some increases for higher ed
Senate appropriators on Thursday passed a bill for fiscal year 2025 (FY) that would increase funding for the U.S. Education Department (ED) by slightly more than 1% — a sharp contrast to the 14% cut…
Snapshots
Photos of member institutions of the American Association of Community Colleges. Willie L. Todd, Jr., (left), president of Denmark Technical College, chats with U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, who visited the South Carolina college last week,…
Round 5 for SCCT grants is open
Community colleges can now apply for grants in the fifth round of funding through the U.S. Department of Labor’s $65 million Strengthening Community Colleges Training (SCCT) Grants program. The program aims to help community colleges…
ED clarifies aid awards for ‘header’ term
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Thursday clarified how institutions should award summer financial aid if schools offer “header” terms prior to their fall-spring academic year. Without obtaining complete and accurate Institutional Student Information Records…
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ED rolls out proposed higher ed regs, HSI initiative Intel launches new apprenticeship program in Arizona Seven colleges win Lumina’s Instagram Challenge Alamo Colleges up for Baldrige Award again ED rolls out proposed higher ed…
Washington Watch: AACC comments on pending ED rules
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) on Monday provided formal oral input to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on regulations pending at the U.S. Education Department (ED), focusing on issues that had…
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House committee’s GOP targets apprenticeship regs Education for workforce development a focus for new NGA chair San Diego district to place $3.5B bond measure on ballot House committee’s GOP targets apprenticeship regs A few days…