Second round funding for infrastructure jobs grants Commerce coordinates workforce, economic development efforts NYC college starts diplomatic training office Second round funding for infrastructure jobs grants The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced Wednesday that…
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) last week issued its formal, 10-year cost estimate on the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA). H.R. 6951, which would make major changes to the Higher Education Act (HEA), was approved…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is again offering the opportunity for community college leaders to become intimately involved in national community college advocacy by attending Advocates in Action September 16-17 in Washington, D.C….
Technology is a double-edged sword: The more it can do, the more complex knowledge we need to use it. In fact, a 2023 study from Deloitte found that nearly 90% of technology leaders interviewed cited…
Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su on Thursday again faced questions from congressional Republicans regarding new federal rules and proposed regulations they deem as costly and unnecessary, including those focused on overtime and registered apprenticeships….
Leaders of the Senate and House committees overseeing agriculture issues last week released competing visions for the 2024 reauthorization of the Farm Bill. The Farm Bill is the governing legislation for U.S. Department of Agriculture…
The U.S. Education Department’s (ED) delayed and glitch-plagued rollout of a new FAFSA form and process is having severe repercussions for four-year institutions, but some community college leaders say they, too, are facing significant FAFSA-related…
In addition to dealing with the botched FAFSA rollout and preparing for other major regulations, community colleges are scrambling to absorb the new requirements imposed upon them by the final Title IX rules. And they…
A member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee on Tuesday asked U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to focus on ensuring college students who are taking summer programs will have access to student aid…
Republicans on the House Education and the Workforce Committee last week released an institutional impact analysis of key portions of H.R. 6951, known as the College Cost Reduction Act, which was passed by the committee…