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Commentary: Stop treating community colleges as the fallback option or a last resortInsiderVery rarely are community colleges positioned as aspirational — as a place where people go because the school is great at something, where…
Workforce Development
House ed committee passes funding legislation
The House Education and Labor Committee on Friday approved its $761 billion component of a House reconciliation bill that would expand federal Pell grants and establish free community college tuition in participating states. The legislation…
In California, baccalaureate pilot closer to becoming permanent
California lawmakers have passed a bill to expand and make permanent a program that allows a select group of community colleges to offer baccalaureates in specific programs. The measure now heads to the governor. Currently,…
ED competition recognizes pre-apprenticeships
A Pennsylvania community college has won the top prize in a U.S. Education Department (ED) competition that highlights high-quality pre-apprenticeship programs that also address equity and access. In addition, the first runner-up is a community…
House ed committee releases reconciliation bill
The House Committee on Education and Labor released on Wednesday legislation that would establish free community college tuition in participating states, raise the Pell Grant maximum award, support efforts to increase student success and increase…
Reporter’s notebook
Watching fall enrollment numbersMeasure aims to double CTE funding Watching fall enrollment numbers As colleges roll into the fall term, community college officials and advocates are closely watching enrollment numbers to gauge whether students are…
House reconciliation bill would revive TAACCCT
The House Ways and Means Committee will mark up legislation on Thursday that would revive a popular workforce development program in which community colleges play a key role. The committee’s reconciliation bill would include $9.1…
A partner in local economic stability
Community colleges are renowned for their leadership in workforce development. This work is even more crucial as communities continue to rebuild their economic bases while still dealing with Covid-19 and an uncertain future. As colleges…
Tackling workforce gender issues
Growing up in Iowa, Lauren Wieser had a hobbyist’s interest in all things mechanical, whether dismantling her bicycle for fun or tinkering underneath the hood of the family truck. “It was mostly about how the…
Investing in wildfire resiliency
Several wildfires are raging in California right now. The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) community is too familiar with the destruction and devastation wildfires cause. Its members have been in the path of several and…