Loyd is Biden’s pick to lead OCTAE
Amy Loyd, who was previously a vice president at Jobs for the Future (JFF) and a former community college student, is President Joe Biden’s pick as assistant secretary for career, technical and adult education at…
Government
Snapshots
Recently submitted photos from college members of the American Association of Community Colleges. Edith Sanchez, a student trustee at McHenry County College, introduced President Joe Biden before his remarks on the American Families Plan when he…
Headlines
Fake Covid vaccine cards online worry college officialsAssociated PressAs the delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, a growing number of colleges and universities are requiring proof of Covid vaccination for students…
Reporter’s notebook
Incentives to get vaccinatedCongress urged to give legal protection for DACA recipientsIllinois college to cover tuition for recent dual-enrollment studentsCommunity college students among new HBCU Scholars Incentives to get vaccinated Community colleges and other higher…
Partisan about Pell
A House hearing Thursday focusing on Pell grants yielded mostly well-known arguments from both sides of the aisle: Democrats contended that an increase to the maximum award — in particular, doubling it — is long…
Washington Watch: ED releases additional higher ed relief funds
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Thursday released $3.2 billion in remaining Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) to support students at historic and under-resourced institutions. The new funding comes overwhelmingly through Titles III and…
Reporter’s notebook
House amendment aims to boost funding for community college career training programsNew cohort of colleges for NSF’s Project VisionChicago college system to cover costs of some short-term coursesNew York taps federal funds for debt relief…
Student internships at DOE labs
When Jonathan Lamb asks his calculus students at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tennessee, about career goals, the response he hears most often is “engineer.” Students often are vague about the types of engineering…
Reporter’s notebook
Commerce Department to invest $500M in workforce training, partnershipsNew names for three Virginia community collegesIvy Tech to provide ABE services at 15 Indiana correctional facilities Commerce Department to invest $500M in workforce training, partnerships The…
Baccalaureates at community colleges are making a difference
This summer, Esther Nair is filled with a sense of accomplishment. She earned a baccalaureate from Mira Costa College’s biomanufacturing program in May and has what she considers “the best job” as a quality analyst…