It doesn’t look like a revised House continuing resolution (CR) will include a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) reauthorization bill, which has language to codify the Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (SCCTG) Program. House…
A bill to reauthorize the nation’s main workforce development law is included in a proposed bipartisan, bicameral continuing resolution (CR) to fund federal programs. Both party leaders on the House Education and the Workforce Committee…
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Michigan) is expected to lead the House Education and the Workforce Committee in the next Congress, which begins next month. The House Republican Steering Committee on Thursday selected Walberg as the successor…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) this week submitted its final proposed rules on program integrity and institutional quality to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) – a…
The six community college teams in the 2024-2026 MentorLinks cohort met their mentors in October in Washington, D.C., and quickly fell into discussions about the details of their plans for improving a STEM technician education…
The seven community colleges in the 2023-2025 MentorLinks cohort are all maximizing the American Association of Community College program’s connections to the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) community to enhance their technician education initiatives. New York’s…
In fall 2005, the Kalamazoo Promise became the first-of-its-kind “promise” scholarship program in the country, covering up to 100% of the cost of college tuition for eligible high school graduates in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Since then,…
Community college leaders know the value of partnerships. They regularly forge strong relationships with local businesses and nonprofit organizations to support the needs of their communities. But help doesn’t just exist locally. It also resides…
Staffers for the House and Senate education committees have announced that months of negotiations have produced an agreement on legislation to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Staff members for the House Committee…
As a growing number of Americans question the value of traditional higher education, they’re searching for other meaningful paths to gain the knowledge and skills that can propel them up the economic ladder. Last year,…