As we reopen, let’s also reskill the workforce
The country is inching closer to the long-awaited reopening of our economy. As businesses begin to go back to normal operations, we should set our sights on making Los Angeles a leader in the future…
Workforce Development
Reviving TAACCCT
House Ways and Means Committee Democrats have introduced a bill that would revive a well-regarded job training program created during the Great Recession that used consortia — led by community colleges — to drive regional…
Training to meet offshore wind industry workforce needs
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates 43,000 new jobs will be created in the offshore wind market by 2030. The East Coast, and particularly the Northeast, is poised to benefit from this growing industry. The…
Fostering STEM innovations
The creativity and energy of community college students were evident throughout the showcases of the 2021 Community College Innovation Challenge held on Wednesday. During the virtual sessions, the finalist teams described the innovations they designed…
Tapping Covid rescue and recovery funds
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday heard from a handful of college and university leaders about their institutions’ response to the pandemic, from expanding emergency help to students, to preparing for…
Blunt on the president’s free community college plan
Some Senate appropriators are questioning President Joe Biden’s plan to offer free community college, especially when Pell grants typically cover tuition and fees for those who qualify for them. They also wonder why the administration…
Indiana launches free virtual career coaching
Indiana is developing career coaching as a critical service to help residents find and prepare for family-sustaining jobs in the state. And Ivy Tech Community College is a key partner in that effort. The Indiana…
Preparing next-gen Navajo water scientists
Diné College and the University of Arizona are working together to train the next generation of Navajo water scientists. With the help of a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Tribal College Research…
Reporter’s notebook
No go on short-term Pell amendmentBill aims to help with college students’ basic needsMassachusetts college taps HEERF to erase students’ college debtIllinois college offers new students $500 for bookstore No go on short-term Pell amendment…
‘Community colleges need to be at the table’
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on Wednesday pitched to House members the key pillars of President Joe Biden’s broad-reaching and pricey plan to revamp the economy, upskill workers, raise equity and more. Community colleges would…