Reporter’s notebook
Focused on FAFSA The chair of the Senate committee that is leading efforts to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA) this week introduced a bill to simplify the federal student aid application process. Sen. Lamar…
Focused on FAFSA The chair of the Senate committee that is leading efforts to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA) this week introduced a bill to simplify the federal student aid application process. Sen. Lamar…
Leaders of the House Education and Labor Committee plan to mark up their just-introduced bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA) next week. David BaimeDavid Baime is senior vice president for government relations at…
A civil and human rights organization is calling for strong “gainful employment” regulations to protect college students, in particular African-Americans and Latinos, from unscrupulous for-profit schools. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves…
Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee on Tuesday introduced comprehensive legislation to rework the nation’s main higher education law that would, in part, make community college tuition-free through a federal-state partnership, invest more…
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday released a higher education plan that focuses heavily on community colleges, from offering students two years at community college tuition-free, to new investments in workforce training and programs…
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) last week introduced legislation that would include many important changes to the Higher Education Act (HEA), but it is not the comprehensive reauthorization bill that has been under consideration by Congress…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) has added some new features to its online student aid application form and mobile app that it says will make applying for federal assistance easier, faster and more intuitive. Daily…
The student loan default rate for community colleges continues to drop, dipping below 16 percent for fiscal year 2016, according to new federal data. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the nature of work and the workforce, requiring community and technical colleges to restructure programs to meet employers’ demand for new skill sets. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Tuesday voted along party lines to advance Eugene Scalia, President Trump’s nominee for labor secretary. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as…