A letter to community colleges
In today’s economy, a high school diploma alone is no longer a guaranteed ticket to a well-paying job and a middle-class life. Within the next four years, it’s estimated 70% of jobs will require some…
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Reporter’s notebook
Updated guidance to serve former inmates DOL awards grants for pre-apprenticeships Updated guidance to serve former inmates The U.S. Education Department (ED) has updated its guidance for colleges that serve formerly incarcerated individuals. The 2023…
Bringing equity to online learning
In teaching online and hybrid classes for nearly a dozen years, Blinn College English professor Becky Almany spotted a curious trend. It wasn’t the content that often tripped up students in her courses. It was…
Washington Watch: Data transparency remains a top priority
Bipartisan groups of policymakers in the House and Senate have announced the bipartisan reintroduction of the College Transparency Act (CTA), legislation that the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has long supported. Sen. Bill Cassidy…
Bumphus joins new higher ed council
Walter Bumphus Walter Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges, will represent community colleges on the newly formed Council on Higher Education as a Strategic Asset (HESA). The council represents a…
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Senate panel passes Su nomination for labor secretary Construction advocates cite CTE defunding House Democrats re-introduce apprenticeship bill Senate panel passes Su nomination for labor secretary The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on…
12 teams advance to ‘Innovation Challenge’ finals
A dozen student teams from community colleges will participate in the final round of the Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC), an annual national competition that asks two-year college student teams to develop STEM-based solutions to…
Growing and evolving apprenticeships
The unique, wide-ranging apprenticeship program at Harper College in Illinois is thriving thanks to its broad reach and rigorous expectations across the board, officials say, and it’s paying off in several ways for the college…
Labor secretary nominee touts apprenticeships
The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on Thursday held a nomination hearing for Julie Su, who is President Joe Biden’s pick to serve as the next secretary of the U.S….
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Dual-enrollment bill reintroduced in Senate Raising funds to expand Unmudl NEH grants to expand humanities Dual-enrollment bill reintroduced in Senate A bipartisan team of senators last week reintroduced legislation to expand the use of federal…