Twenty-two Senate Democrats and Independents want to include at least $15.1 billion for workforce development and career and technical education in the next coronavirus relief bill. It follows similar requests made to House leaders earlier…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Tuesday released the institutional share of the formula grants that the CARES Act provides to colleges, along with guidance about how those funds can be used. ED also released…
The $6.28 billion that the CARES Act provides in emergency grants for students is starting to flow to colleges. The U. S. Education Department (ED) on April 9 published a list of campus-by-campus allocations and…
As early as April 20, the U.S. Education Department (ED) is expected to issue further guidance on the rules that campuses must follow as they administer student emergency grants authorized by the massive CARES Act,…
With so much uncertainty over how colleges may use federal stimulus funding — and several colleges already disbursing some of that money — the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) would like Congress to give…
ED provides $3B in stimulus funds for governors The U.S. Education Department (ED) is making available nearly $3 billion of stimulus funding in the form of block grants to governors, who will decide how best…
Even as community colleges are just beginning to implement the funds provided through the CARES Act, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is asking Congress to help support campuses and students as lawmakers respond…
New Jersey college cuts tuition by 20 percent for summer term A community college in New Jersey announced Monday it plans to cut tuition for all summer classes by 20 percent. “We know the COVID…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) will disburse stimulus funding to higher education institutions in two waves, with the first round of $6.3 billion designated specifically to help students in need going out immediately. ED on…
Gearing up for the next stimulus bill Higher education organizations — including the American Association of Community Colleges — are busy advocating for additional funding through another federal stimulus bill expected from Congress. In a…