Hours after becoming the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a series of executive actions, including one that calls to “preserve and fortify” protections for Dreamers. Biden signed a presidential…
The House on Friday passed a bill that would revamp the nation’s main apprenticeship law, even managing to secure votes from some Republicans. In a 246-to-140 vote, Democrats passed their 2020 National Apprenticeship Act, with…
Middlesex Community College generates nearly $360M for local economyLowell SunThe Massachusetts college credits successful graduates and major investments to financial success. Washtenaw Community College, teachers union agree to contract extensionsClickondetroit.comIn Michigan, Washtenaw Community College and…
Justin Smock had started along a well-trodden path. Like many others, he graduated from high school and went straight to community college to earn an associate degree. He felt a tug toward sign language interpretation…
The months-long pandemic has exacerbated the challenges facing many community college students, but it has yielded some areas of promise in helping students succeed. During a webinar on advocating equity last Thursday with leaders of…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Monday issued final rules that it says govern distance learning in higher education and promote educational innovation to better serve the needs of an increasingly diverse population of students….
Community colleges with educational programs at correctional facilities have had to deal with some extra challenges serving students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prisons don’t generally give inmates access to the internet, and many have become…
Among all higher education institutions, community colleges are on the front lines this year, as they serve the most disadvantaged students hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis. College leaders talked about…
Leaders of seven community college-based organizations on Thursday addressed an array of issues pertaining to the pandemic and equity, but two topics seemed to permeate through most of the discussion: Ensuring students have the technology…
The latest unemployment rate for El Paso, Texas, is about 17 percent, compared to 3.8 percent in February prior to the coronavirus pandemic. It’s likely to approach and even surpass 20 percent when final figures…