Congress this week began its annual August recess, leaving representatives and senators in their home districts and states until after Labor Day. As it is every year, the August recess is an excellent opportunity for…
Congress is working hard to reauthorize the Farm Bill, the governing legislation for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, including agriculture development and nutrition programs. The Farm Bill is reauthorized every five years, with the…
The American Association of Community Colleges hosted a webinar on Monday that featured Department of Commerce officials discussing opportunities available to community colleges under the CHIPS Act. The legislation will provide $50 billion over the…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Wednesday released its highly anticipated rules governing federal student aid eligibility for all Title IV-eligible certificate programs, under the “gainful employment” (GE) language in the Higher Education Act (HEA). …
For months, community college leaders have been looking for ways to tap into the vast resources that the federal government is pouring into infrastructure projects. For the most part, infrastructure funds will not flow directly…
The drumbeat to extend Pell Grant eligibility to quality, short-term workforce development programs continues to grow louder. On Friday, Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Virginia), the ranking member (and former chair) of the House Education and the…
President Joe Biden is pitching for a 13.6% increase in funding for the U.S. Education Department and an 11% boost for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), continuing the administration’s series of generous requests for…
Two bills have been introduced in the 118th Congress to provide Pell Grant eligibility to students in short-term workforce education programs. While the end goal of both is the same, they take different paths to…
Community colleges across the country will receive millions of dollars in additional designated funding from the federal government as a part of Congress’ fiscal year (FY) 2023 omnibus appropriations package passed late last month and…
Enrollment declines, community college to four-year university transfers and human resources are some of the challenges facing community colleges, says Walter Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) — but…