Bipartisan groups of policymakers in the House and Senate have announced the bipartisan reintroduction of the College Transparency Act (CTA), legislation that the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has long supported. Sen. Bill Cassidy…
Saying that it’s time for open educational resources (OER) is almost a truism in higher education. The percentage of faculty across all sectors of U.S. higher education who say they use OER for their introductory…
Responding to the U.S. Education Department’s (ED) solicitation for input on upcoming negotiated-rulemaking sessions, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has presented both live and written comments on the topics ED has identified. The…
The Instructional Technology Council, an affiliate council of the American Association of Community Colleges, is running a series of articles focusing on the anticipated impact of distance learning over the next 10 years. * *…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) announced Tuesday that colleges will not be expected to comply with updated guidance regarding their relationships with third-party servicers (TPS) by September 1. This provides welcome and needed relief for…
Malia Capers-Cristabol had taken classes at Austin Community College (ACC) — one at a time, over a number of years — but stopped out to care for her ailing father. After she had her first…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) has unofficially released a proposed rule that details how Title IX applies to transgender athletes’ participation in school athletics. This is the proposed rule that ED indicated was forthcoming when…
For months, community college leaders have been looking for ways to tap into the vast resources that the federal government is pouring into infrastructure projects. For the most part, infrastructure funds will not flow directly…
With the U.S. Department of Education (ED) set this year to embark on the Biden administration’s third round of negotiated rulemaking, it will begin by holding three days of public hearings to gather feedback on…
What will our communities look like, feel like and be like when there is no longer a false belief in a hierarchy of human value? This is the visionary question and aspirational goal driving the…