Reporter’s notebook
Bipartisan bill aims to expand digital skills in workforce training In Minnesota, Z-degrees save students money and more New York college joins international tech, voc ed network A state program to help students go abroad…
Government
Advocacy quick hits: Your weekly FAFSA update
The U.S. Education Department this week released another update on its plans to help students and colleges correct and complete Free Applications for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that had been rejected due to errors. As…
Republican appropriators criticize proposed apprenticeship regs
Several GOP members of the House panel that oversees funding for U.S. Department of Labor programs are taking issue with the department’s proposed rules to revamp the registered apprenticeship program, saying the rules would infringe…
ICYMI: Coverage of AACC 2024
Here is a compilation of CC Daily articles on the 2024 AACC Annual in Louisville, Kentucky. We look forward to seeing you in Nashville for the 2025 annual convention! Turning the tables on Gayle King…
Washington Watch: Some flexibility on certification rules
The U.S. Education Department (ED) continues to propose a bevy of new regulations for postsecondary institutions. One set, concerning “Institutional and Programmatic Eligibility,” largely takes effect on July 1. The American Association of Community Colleges…
Advocacy quick hits: ED updates FAFSA timeline
The U.S. Education Department (ED) this week issued an electronic announcement (EA) updating the timeline for the processing of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data and sending Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs) –…
Washington Watch: House OKs WIOA; Senate up next?
With Tuesday’s overwhelming House passage of the A Stronger Workforce for America Act (ASWAA), which reauthorizes the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the ball is now in the Senate’s court. Senate Health, Education, Labor…
Tapping ATB to help adult learners
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The U.S. Education Department (ED) is encouraging community colleges to tap federal assistance that is designed to help students who don’t have a high school diploma or its equivalent. The Higher Education…
Heads up on coming proposed regs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The U.S. Education Department (ED) will soon issue several new proposed rules that will affect postsecondary institutions, including community colleges. Jo Alice Blondin, president of Clark State College (Ohio) — who represented…
Paving an easier path
Community colleges suffered steep enrollment losses during the Covid-crisis. Today, many two-year institutions continue to stabilize their rolls largely through dual enrollment, even as college leaders strive to attract the students who can benefit the…