AACC news & notes
Editor’s note: The monthly AACC Letter, which was previously sent to members of the American Association of Community Colleges via email, is now AACC News & Notes, and will be published in CC Daily the…
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Gov. Walker unveils $20M tech job training initiative
Wisconsin will spend $20 million on a job training program with colleges and universities designed to prepare people for electronics manufacturing jobs and to address long-term workforce development needs. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the…
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South Carolina partnership to expand apprenticeship availability The Tand D.com The Lower Savannah Council of Governments has entered into collaborative relationships with Denmark Technical College, Aiken Technical College and Orangeburg–Calhoun Technical College to expand funding…
N.Y. governor to tackle student debt, workforce development
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing measures to fight the crushing burden of student loan debt. CCDailyThe CCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).More Posts – Website
Workforce endeavors for 2018
CCDaily chats with Jennifer Worth, senior vice president for workforce and economic development at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), about what community colleges can expect next year regarding workforce issues from federal government…
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…
Senate may simplify FAFSA in forthcoming HEA bill
Simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) would remove a key barrier to college access, particularly for lower-income students, said Nancy McCallin, president of the Colorado Community College System, at a U.S. Senate…
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South Carolina congressman wants low-income students to pay back Pell Grants if they don’t graduate college Charleston Post Courier A South Carolina Republican has called the Pell for Performance Act, introduced in the U.S. House…
Miss. governor pitches free community college for some
Free community college for all Mississippians would be an ambitious and easy-to-explain goal. What Gov. Phil Bryant again proposed last week in his budget recommendation appears more limited, aimed at producing more technical graduates from…
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DeVos: Stop ‘forcing’ four-year degrees as only pathway to success Education Week At the first meeting of the White House Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said that the country needs…