Senate appropriators on Thursday passed a bill for fiscal year 2025 (FY) that would increase funding for the U.S. Education Department (ED) by slightly more than 1% — a sharp contrast to the 14% cut…
The House subcommittee that oversees funding for education and job training programs on Thursday passed its fiscal year 2025 appropriations bill by voice vote. Next up is a scheduled vote by the full Appropriations Committee…
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday released a partisan fiscal year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS-ED) appropriations bill that, as expected, would make deep cuts to many education and job…
The American Association of Community Colleges has advocated in the current Congress to ensure that community college nursing programs begin to receive some of their fair share from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
Although Congress just passed its fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations package a month ago, lawmakers have already begun the process for crafting FY 2025’s appropriations bills. As has been the case for the last several…
With Congress wrapping up the fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations process late last month, dozens of community colleges across the country are set to receive thousands of dollars for special projects, ranging from child-care centers…
Congress on Thursday released text and accompanying report language for the six fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills it had not yet passed, including the all-important Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (LHHS-ED) appropriations…
The Biden administration on Monday unveiled its fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget, marking the formal start of the annual federal budget and appropriations cycle. The budget is being released about a month later than usual….
Congress on Wednesday put forth a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to extend current funding deadlines and avert a partial government shutdown this weekend. Under the new deal, funding for the departments of Agriculture, Transportation, Housing…
The House broke early for Thanksgiving after passing a bill to keep the government open past November 17, but suspended further consideration of the all-important fiscal year (FY) 2024 Labor, HHS and Education (LHHS-ED) appropriations…