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Report Finds Mixed Results for Community Colleges’ Shared Governance
Withheld Adult Education Funds Worry Community Colleges
The federal government paused about $716 million for adult education programs. Community college leaders fear they may have to cut staff and services.
A Setback for Maine’s Free Community College Program
As Maine lawmakers hash out a new budget, the Legislature’s budget-writing committee has proposed discontinuing the state’s free college program.
Trump’s Trade School Trojan Horse
Higher ed must resist attempts to pit one sector against another, Rachel Lipson and Robert Schwartz write.
Education Dept. Plan to Send CTE Programs to Labor On Hold for Now
Citing Ohio’s Sweeping Higher Ed Law, College Refuses to Sign Union Contract
Central Ohio Technical College said it rejected a tentative agreement because provisions conflicted with Senate Bill 1. Faculty say the institution acted too late and must sign.
A Very Bad Proposal for Pell
Diane Auer Jones argues that the proposal to tie full Pell Grant eligibility to a 15-credit load will decrease completion rates and deter low-income students from STEM-related fields.
TRIO Advocates Fearful After Several Grants Discontinued
The Trump administration discontinued Upward Bound grants at two community colleges without warning, shocking college leaders and worrying TRIO proponents.