Washington Watch is produced and edited by the AACC office of government relations and policy analysis. At the apex of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs sits self-actualization, met by attending to one’s self-fulfillment needs. Higher education…
I have a confession. The “Pandemic” chapter in our Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) was inadequate. For more than three years, I served as vice president of administrative services at Joliet Junior College (JJC) in Illinois,…
Legislators have largely left Washington, D.C., for the national political conventions and the traditional August recess, but the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and other advocacy groups remain ever-focused on a possible new stimulus…
Washington Watch is written by AACC’s government relations office. It is only fair that all students succeed. We want all fourth graders and eighth graders in the United States to read and do math at…
Editor’s note: Cuyahoga Community College, Lakeland Community College, Lorain County Community College and Stark State College frequently collaborate in Northeast Ohio, including occasionally partnering to promote community colleges as a whole. The following is an…
In response to a breakdown in negotiations over spending legislation related to the pandemic, national and state community college leaders are urging expeditious enactment of a supplemental appropriations bill. A letter encouraging action, signed by…
Washington Watch is written by AACC’s government relations office. On Saturday, August 8, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum, that, among other things, extended a moratorium on student loan repayment through the end of the…
Washington Watch is written by AACC’s government relations office. Student financial aid makes it possible for those who lack the financial means to attend college. To access that aid requires an application process. The fact…
Finding safe and affordable child care is a major challenge for college students with young children. The Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program supports the participation of low-income parents in college through…
High-level negotiations on the COVID-19 stimulus legislation are ongoing, largely between the Trump administration and congressional Democrats. Despite vastly different priorities, it appears likely that in the next two weeks or so Congress will pass another…