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…
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…
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…
House lawmakers introduced the bipartisan Tax-Free Pell Grant Act last week, with the Senate expected to introduce a bipartisan companion bill soon. The House measure was introduced on April 4 by Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Mike…
Senate Republican leaders have unveiled a new fiscal year 2025 budget resolution that they will soon consider on the floor. The resolution will only garner Republican support, and if it is passed, the House must…
President Donald Trump on Friday night signed a year-long continuing resolution (CR) for fiscal year (FY) 2025, ensuring funding for federal agencies through September 30. The bill made it through the Senate with several key…
House Republicans this weekend released a continuing resolution (CR) to extend fiscal year 2024 (FY 24) funding levels through September and avoid a partial government shutdown. In December, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved 12 bipartisan…
The shaping and adoption of a fiscal year 2026 budget resolution by congressional Republicans has huge implications for community colleges and their students. Baked into the discussions of broad fiscal policy are assumptions about the…
Federal budget scorekeepers have just provided both good news and bad news for the Pell Grant program. The good news is that more students are qualifying for grants, and many are receiving larger ones. These…