Workforce Development

Trump wants more non-federal investment in apprenticeships

President Donald Trump says apprenticeships could match workers with millions of open jobs, but he’s reluctant to devote more taxpayer money to the effort. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material…


Congress, president must work in tandem on CTE

As President Donald Trump this week outlines his training-to-jobs plan, the proposal is only a part of the effort to help Americans attain the education and training needed for good-paying careers. The second part is…


Trump plan aims for another way to get people working

President Donald Trump is trying to change the subject back to his promise to make American job creation a top priority. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be…


Emphasis on apprenticeships

Apprenticeships continue to be a focus for the Trump administration as an important option to provide skills training for available U.S. jobs. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts -…


DeVos grilled again over budget plan

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faced another tough volley of questions over the president’s proposed education budget for the coming fiscal year. And again the criticism came from both Democrats and Republicans, this time from…


Trump to push for infrastructure overhaul

President Donald Trump is launching a major push for a $1 trillion overhaul of the nation’s roads and bridges, a key item on his agenda that’s been stymied in Congress and overshadowed by White House…


Let’s talk TAACCCT

Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grants from the U.S. Department of Labor help community colleges and other eligible higher education institutions better deliver education and career training programs, preparing more people…


Second thoughts about higher ed choices

More than half of U.S. adults (51 percent) would change at least one aspect of their postsecondary education – major, school or type of degree – if they could do it over again, reports a…


On the pathway to (law) success

Santa Monica College (SMC) is celebrating the graduation of the first students in its Law Pathway Program, which prepares traditionally underrepresented students to become competitive applicants to law school. Grace SmithGrace Smith is director of…


Forging ahead on training

Community colleges always have played an integral role in training workers for infrastructure- and transportation-related fields like truck driving, construction, welding and electrical work. Ed FinkelEd Finkel is an education writer based in Illinois.More Posts