Washington Watch is produced by the AACC office of government relations and policy analysis. Three-fourths of all college and university students attend public institutions. Who pays for that education? At its most basic, there are…
House Democrats this week reintroduced a slimmed-down version of the HEROES Act that passed the chamber in May. Its $2.2 trillion price tag, down from $3.3 trillion, makes it roughly the size of the CARES Act,…
The House Education and Labor Committee on Thursday approved the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 (H.R. 8294) by a vote along partisan lines. The bill would reauthorize the National Apprenticeship Act, which established the registered…
Washington Watch is produced by the AACC office of government relations and policy analysis. The term essential worker was not coined during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whenever an emergency or crisis arises, such as a hurricane…
As most of Washington is on standby waiting to see if congressional leaders and the White House reach a deal on another pandemic recovery bill, there were two developments this week regarding Trump administration actions…
Washington Watch is produced and edited by the AACC office of government relations and policy analysis. At the apex of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs sits self-actualization, met by attending to one’s self-fulfillment needs. Higher education…
Legislators have largely left Washington, D.C., for the national political conventions and the traditional August recess, but the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and other advocacy groups remain ever-focused on a possible new stimulus…
In the past week, two federal judges have declined to delay the effective date of the Trump administration’s controversial regulations governing how Title IX applies to sexual harassment and violence. That means that the regulations…
In response to a breakdown in negotiations over spending legislation related to the pandemic, national and state community college leaders are urging expeditious enactment of a supplemental appropriations bill. A letter encouraging action, signed by…
Finding safe and affordable child care is a major challenge for college students with young children. The Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program supports the participation of low-income parents in college through…