President Joe Biden on Thursday signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, which builds on both the CARES Act and CRRSAA and will provide even more financial assistance to community colleges and their…
Among the many economic inequities exposed and exacerbated by the pandemic is the continued existence of a “digital divide,” leaving millions of people without affordable access to broadband internet service. Community colleges that have purchased…
Washington Watch is produced by the AACC office of government relations and policy analysis. For too many low-income children, college is out of reach, for some, out of mind. The pandemic has been particularly brutal…
As part of its overall advocacy strategy to promote equity and student success, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is endorsing a doubling of the Pell Grant maximum. The Pell Grant program continues to…
The House Rules Committee is expected on Friday to approve the American Rescue Act, and it’s likely the full House will pass it later the same day. The higher education provisions in the bill brought…
The House Education and Labor Committee was poised to approve legislation at our press time on Tuesday night that would provide $39.6 billion in additional higher spending to combat the pandemic’s impact. The bill was…
Financial aid officers have been asking for years for a simplified federal financial aid form, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). After much work by financial aid advocates and, in particular, by outgoing…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Thursday announced the availability of new stimulus dollars provided through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) to help both institutions and students. The funds are…
Washington Watch is produced by the AACC office of government relations and policy analysis. President Donald Trump’s signature of the Coronavirus and Relief Supplemental Act paved the way for funds to be provided to students…
Washington Watch is produced by the AACC office of government relations and policy analysis. Yesterday, Congress released a massive 5,000+ page bill encompassing appropriations for the entire federal government for the remainder of the fiscal…