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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.
Community Colleges Fear Proposed Changes to Pell
The House’s budget would strip Pell Grants from many part-time students. That’s bad news for community colleges.
California Community Colleges Battle Against the Bots
The California Community College system is considering new steps to beat back an influx of fraudsters applying to access student aid money.