AACC news & notes
Policy & advocacy ED expected to nix gainful employment regulation The U.S. Education Department (ED) is expected to publish in late June or early July a final regulation to eliminate the so-called “gainful employment” rule,…
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AACC news & notes
Policy & advocacy ED expanding Pell for prisoners program The U.S. Education Department is launching a new Federal Work-Study pilot program that will include apprenticeships, as well as expanding the Second Chance Pell pilot program…
Sound advice on STEM tech ed programs
After their first year in MentorLinks, the 11 faculty-administrator teams participating in the STEM technician education improvement initiative report that following their mentors’ advice has led to positive outcomes. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton is an education…
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Editor’s note: Photos from a few American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) meetings this week. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website
A springboard for creativity
Community college educators who serve as principal investigators of Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) often instigate broader changes at their campuses while working on the STEM technician education innovations…
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Virginia Western biotechnology program earns state-wide honor theroanokestar.com Virginia Western Community College’s biotechnology program, developed through the American Association of Community Colleges’ MentorLinks program, is recognized by the Virginia Math & Science Coalition. Commentary: Working…
Planning great new STEM projects
Editor’s note: MentorLinks mentees began planning their two-year projects with mentors at a two-day meeting in Washington, D.C., in October. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) convened the meeting and awarded grants to the…
Take ATE innovations to scale
Mike Russo set an ambitious goal for the principal investigators of National Science Foundation-funded Advanced Technological Education (ATE) projects and centers who he addressed Monday evening in Washington, D.C. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton is an education…
The ins and outs of a STEM entrepreneur
On March 30, Daniel DeAvila, 24, and Gabriel DeAvila, 21, received a check for $17 from the first customer of U-Labs, the business they proposed this winter for the inaugural Entrepreneurial & Innovation Challenge at…
Scouting and STEM
Bart Gledhill sees great potential for Advanced Technological Education (ATE) initiatives to help in STEM career recruitment efforts and highlight the science opportunities at two-year colleges by partnering with local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts…