What difference does a year, two or three make in how many students, even first-timers attending full-time, take to complete a credential? The latest National Student Clearinghouse report on yearly success and progress rates has…
The ground is shifting for the better around the notion of providing Pell grants to incarcerated individuals, who were cut off by Congress in 1994. David BaimeDavid Baime is senior vice president for government relations…
This spring and summer, community colleges will have their first meaningful opportunity to fully implement the year-round Pell Grant eligibility that was reinstated last year in the fiscal year (FY) 2017 appropriations process. David BaimeDavid…
Congress has agreed to a 2,232-page, Fiscal year 2018 (FY18) omnibus appropriations bill that increases funding for nearly every program of significance to community colleges, many by substantial amounts. Jim HermesJim Hermes is associate vice…
For the last six months, the nearly 700,000 enrollees in the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program have had today, March 5, circled on their calendars. Jim HermesJim Hermes is associate vice president…
The Senate has failed to pass legislation that would have provided permanent legal status for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) enrollees and other Dreamers. Jim HermesJim Hermes is associate vice president of government relations…
After a brief government shutdown on Friday, Congress passed a two-year budget deal that substantially raises discretionary spending for fiscal years (FY) 2018 and 2019 — which is very good news for colleges. Jim HermesJim…
Community college officials should be acutely aware of a proposal in the House bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (H.R. 4508, the “PROSPER” Act) that would require colleges to return substantial portions of federal…
Congress is under intense pressure — on taxes, funding and DACA — as the first legislative session of the 115th Congress turns into its final month, while, after years of deliberation, legislative action on reauthorizing…
A tax reform plan released Thursday by Senate Republicans omits several of the provisions contained in its House counterpart that would affect students’ ability to afford college. Jim HermesJim Hermes is associate vice president of…