Federal Higher Education Policy During COVID-19
This timeline keeps track of higher education-related regulatory and legislative actions the Federal Government has taken during COVID-19.
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2021 Legislative Roundup on Community College Baccalaureates
We’ve compiled the most important community college baccalaureate legislative happenings this year.
Supporting Community College Student Success through Paid Work Experience
Subsidized, career-relevant work experience should be part of a recruitment, re-engagement, and equity strategy at community colleges.
In Dallas, Connecting College and Careers to High School Talent
Dallas College and P-TECH shows how high school students can take a both-and approach to CTE and academically-oriented programs.
Congress wants to Supersize Community College Training through TAACCCT
A new bill includes $9 billion over 7 years for the federal Trade Adjustment Act Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant.
Learn and Earn at Community Colleges
With additional investment, we can support students returning to college while providing them the job they need to stay enrolled.
Advancing Quality Community College Workforce Programs: Announcing the New Models for Career Preparation Cohort
Six community colleges with quality non-degree workforce programs that lead to quality jobs.
The American Families Plan Offers New Vision for Higher Education Affordability, but Should it be Bolder?
President Biden's American Families Plan is ambitious for higher education, but it could be bolder on affordability.
We need to fix the broken nursing career pathway—here’s how
By improving job quality and education pathways for CNAs, we can make the promise of stackable nursing pathways a reality.
How can we bring students back to community college? Give them jobs.
Providing students with subsidized work study job opportunities on campus could bring thousands back.
Four Things to Know About Community College Enrollment
Here are four things to know about community college enrollment trends.
An Explainer: Non-degree vs Non-credit programs
Across the board, many stakeholders consistently confuse and conflate “non-credit” and “non-degree”.
Six Strategies Community Colleges are Using to Help Bring Students Back & Stay Enrolled
Here are six strategies colleges in our convening are using to help students come back to college or stay enrolled.