The House Education and Workforce Committee on Tuesday passed major changes to federal student aid programs that, if unaltered, will dramatically reduce Pell Grant support for community college students. Institutions would also have to return funds…
The House Education and Workforce Committee is slated on Tuesday to mark up legislation to comply with the fiscal year 2025 budget resolution’s reconciliation instructions, which direct the committee to save $330 billion over 10…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order (EO) entitled “Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future” that orders the secretaries of Commerce, Education and Labor to take specified actions to…
President Trump on Wednesday signed a long-anticipated executive order (EO) on accreditation. The document begins by stating that “the accreditors’ job is to determine which institutions provide a quality education. Unfortunately, accreditors have not only…
Cannabis tax contributes $28 million to Maricopa community colleges ABC 15 Since legalization, Arizona has collected more than $314 million in tax revenue just from recreational-use sales. About a third of that money goes to…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Strengthening Community College Training (SCCT) Grants Program is the only dedicated source of funding for community colleges in the nation’s primary workforce development law, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity…
Alabama Rep. Ben Robbins (R) has donated $5,000 to Central Alabama Community College (CACC) to support student success initiatives across its seven-county service area. The funding will support ongoing academic programs, workforce development and student…
The House and Senate appropriations committees have announced the processes for lawmakers to submit their fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding priorities to the committees. So now is the time for community colleges to urge their…
Senate bill would allow FIPSE to cover dual-enrollment costs Lack of ED guidance hampers SNAP outreach Senate bill would allow FIPSE to cover dual-enrollment costs Senate lawmakers have reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would broaden the…
In a somewhat unanticipated development, the House Appropriations Committee has announced procedures for Community Project Spending (CPS), better known as earmarks, for the upcoming 2026 fiscal year. Committee chair Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) has informed…