Washington Watch: Fixing FAFSA
As students prepare to enroll for the fall semester, many are still scrambling to find the resources to pay tuition and other college expenses. Millions of students begin the financial aid process each year, but…
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Washington Watch: Focus is on the courts for DACA
In February, the Senate failed to pass any of three alternative bills that would have established a path to citizenship for approximately 1.8 million Dreamers, undocumented individuals that were brought to this country as children….
Washington Watch: Make way for a new measure?
Community college officials have long decried the use of cohort default rates (CDR) as a criterion for institutional student aid eligibility. This starts with the basic conviction that the CDR is a poor measure of…
It’s time to make internationalization a priority
Community colleges nationwide were built on the philosophy of offering an open door to anyone seeking a higher education experience. Dawn Woodis dean of international programs at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.More Posts
Washington Watch: Adult ed’s links to work, income and more
Before the 1980s, a high school education was enough to provide middle class earnings for nearly two-thirds of Americans. Today, more than half of all jobs are viewed as “middle skill,” requiring at least a…
Washington Watch: The revolution is coming
Robots will take over almost 40 percent of the jobs in 15 years and nearly half of existing jobs will disappear within the next 25 years, according to studies. How ready are we to transition…
Two-year college students can benefit from research projects
At a recent doctor’s appointment at Duke Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, I was asked to join a medical study. You know, the kind of research study that changes communities and industries and keeps Duke…
Washington Watch: Progress on Perkins, ed funding
A Senate education committee on Tuesday approved legislation to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, breaking through a long-running stalemate among its leaders that had stymied progress on the bill for…
Washington Watch: Feedback on summer Pell program
The year-round Pell Grant has kicked into full implementation mode. David BaimeDavid Baime is senior vice president for government relations at the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts
A good start for Calif. baccalaureate programs
When West Los Angeles College student Deanna Graves earlier this month shifted the tassel of her graduation cap indicating her achievement of a bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene, she joined 135 students statewide in becoming…