It is no secret that community colleges suffered during the pandemic. Significant drops in enrollment occurred across the country during the past two years. But rather than focus on numbers, we must look at the…
The House Committee on Education and Labor on Tuesday approved the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 (WIOA), which would reauthorize the statute that governs the federal workforce development and adult basic education programs….
The Biden administration released a fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget on Monday that, while ambitious in some areas, is more measured than last year’s blueprint. The same can be said for the budget’s education and…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) last Friday wrapped up its negotiated rulemaking for the Committee on Institutional and Programmatic Eligibility for Title IV student aid programs. Consensus was reached on only two of the seven…
It has been called many things: live online, web live, online synced or virtual live. This modality pairs live synchronous sessions with traditional aspects of distance learning, such as online lesson materials and activities. This…
Members of a U.S. Education Department’s (ED) negotiated-rulemaking committee failed on Wednesday to reach consensus on proposed regulations implementing the “gainful employment” (GE) language in the Higher Education Act. The consensus vote was held during…
In the wake of the 2008 recession, community college leaders were faced with a vexing problem. Enrollment was dramatically spiking, but completion rates were stagnant and career outcomes for the influx of learners remained uncertain….
It may not always take money to make money, but it sure helps. Last year, according to the recently released 2021 NACUBO-TIAA Study of Endowments, Harvard University’s famed endowment grew from $41.9 billion to $53.2…
Over the past 18 months, community colleges have had to dramatically increase supports to students and work closely with them to help address the myriad challenges they have faced during the pandemic and recession. Institutions…
Community college officials across the country who have wondered if they could count on receiving a one-year, no-cost extension for their Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) can breathe a little easier. Education Under Secretary…