Government

Strong public support for Workforce Pell

It’s not often the chair and ranking member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee tout anything together, but on Thursday both were happy to share survey data that indicate strong public support for…


Advocacy quick hits: ED wraps up second neg-reg table

The U.S. Education Department (ED) last week hosted the second of three negotiated rulemaking sessions on Title IV program integrity and quality issues, including accreditation, state authorization, distance education, return of Title IV funds, cash…


Reporter’s notebook

AACC, ACCT urge House vote ASAP on Workforce Pell Pilot proposed for community college baccalaureate in nursing Top producers of Fulbright scholars AACC, ACCT urge House vote ASAP on Workforce Pell The American Association of…



ED to roll back FAFSA verification

Facing increasing pressure from Congress, advocacy groups, and students and families over delays and glitches in the rollout of the new federal student aid form and process, the U.S. Education Department (ED) announced Tuesday additional…


Headlines

Michigan governor’s budget promises free education and lower family costs, but GOP says it’s unfair Associated Press Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has presented a $80.7 billion budget Wednesday that aims to boost education spending and…


Foxx stumps for House bills — and bids adieu

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina) on Wednesday urged community college leaders to support three higher education and workforce development bills that her House Education and the Workforce Committee passed over the last two months —…


A glimpse at how SCCT grants are working

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su on Tuesday provided insight into some common themes emerging among two-year colleges that have received funding through the U.S. Labor Department’s Strengthening Community Colleges Training (SCCT) Grants Program. Speaking at…


Washington Watch: House HEA bill adds to floor docket

The passage last week by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce of the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA, H.R. 6951) means that three important pieces of legislation affecting community colleges and their students…


Shaping the semiconductor workforce

The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act was signed into law in 2022, providing $280 billion in funding, with $52.7 billion for American semiconductor research, development, manufacturing and workforce development. Why…