There’s little doubt that “wraparound” services — tutoring, counseling, child care, transportation and other non-instructional services — can help students, especially those at community colleges, complete their credentials. The issue is whether states and the…
In recommending a new $150 million career and education program geared toward community colleges, House appropriators looked at the success of a previous program: The Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) grants program….
BALTIMORE — For years big data has been touted as the go-to source to determine student success. But that view may be changing as the education field looks at other factors in determining success, from…
House Democrats continue to question whether industry-recognized apprenticeship programs (IRAPs) can offer the same quality, wages, career opportunities and worker protections as federally registered apprenticeships. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as…
House appropriators are proposing a $150 million program for education and career training at community colleges. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice president of communications for the American Association…
Students at 14 Virginia community colleges will benefit from a $100,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation to expand food emergency offerings to students. The goal of the grant is to…
HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, is celebrating a $1.3 million bequest from Gloria W. Paxton. The gift will establish the John E. Paxton and Gloria W. Paxton Fund for Excellence in STEAM, which will provide…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) won’t hold off on issuing new higher education regulations while lawmakers negotiate on reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, according to U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community…
House lawmakers on Wednesday debated whether another federally funded apprenticeship model — like the one supported by the Trump administration that would allow industry to develop their own programs — is needed, or if the…
House appropriators on both sides of the aisle support extending Pell Grant eligibility to quality short-term programs, but Democrats on a House education funding subcommittee want assurances that unscrupulous colleges won’t exploit the expansion for…