Government

Concerns about loan limits for graduate nursing degrees

Education Secretary Linda McMahon spent much of her time during a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing on Thursday defending the agency’s exclusion of nursing as a “professional degree” for student loan limits. The Education…


Reporter’s notebook

Home Depot’s Retool Your School grants WIOA combined state plans more than double FAFSA changes increase Pell eligibility Home Depot’s Retool Your School grants Home Depot is expanding its Retool Your Schools program to include…


Washington Watch: ED releases new draft of accreditation regs

The Education Department this week released new draft regulations in advance of next week’s second and final week-long accreditation negotiated-rulemaking sessions.  Most of the regulations are unchanged, such as new requirements related to the monitoring…


Advancing workforce readiness in Illinois

In spring 2026, Illinois is preparing legislation (HB 5319/SB 4034) that will authorize community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees in high-demand applied fields. Supported by Gov. JB Pritzker, the initiative aims to address workforce shortages…




Coverage of AACC 2026

Articles from the 2026 annual American Association of Community Colleges convention April 10-14 in Seattle. AACC’s bold new visionSEATTLE — The nation’s leading association for community colleges is embarking on a reset that will guide its work…


Reporter’s notebook

Senate bills aim to modernize apprenticeship system DOL tool to integrate AI into apprenticeships Aspen Prize semi-finalists announced Senate bills aim to modernize apprenticeship system Senate Republican leaders this week introduced two bills to expand…


Grading the growth of apprenticeships

It’s been a year since President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at getting to 1 million apprentices in the United States.   Apprenticeships for America (AFA) has rated the administration’s actions to date…


Washington Watch: CCAMPIS grant competition announced

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), “on behalf of the Department of Education (ED),” on Monday released a Notice Inviting Grant Applications for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS)…