Advocacy News 

03/19/2010 - Congress releases Reconciliation Bill containing the health care reform package and student loan reform legislation.

03/18/2010 - Congress today released the reconciliation bill that contains the health care reform package and student loan reform legislation.

The 2010 Community College Federal Legislative Priorities, also known as the “Green Sheet,” were prepared by AACC and ACCT for the National Legislative Summit that was postponed due to extreme weather in Washington, DC.

12/16/2009 - With Senate passage on December 13, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 omnibus spending bill is headed to the White House for signature.

12/16/2009 - The Democratic leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives have unveiled the "Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010."

09/19/09 - On On September 17, 2009, The House of Representatives passed H.R. 3221, “The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009. View a summary of the bill here.

09/18/2009 - House Passes the the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, H.R. 3221, which contains the American Graduation Initiative.

08/18/2009 - AACC will host a free webinar on the American Graduation Initiative on Tuesday, September 3, 2009, from 2-3 p.m. EDT.

08/18/2009 - AACC strongly supports H.R. 3221, but believes that the Senate HELP Committee can make critical improvements to that bill's community college provisions.

7/23/2009 - The House Education and Labor Committee approves H.R. 3221, which includes President Obama’s community college initiative.

7/14/2009 - President Obama announces the American Graduation Initiative, a landmark proposal to provide federal support for community colleges.

07/06/209 - College and University Presidents write to Congressional Committees to urge Congress to dedicate at least 1% of emissions proceeds to fund educational activities.

06/29/2009 - AACC writes to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan regarding key policy issues

06/26/2009 - Read about the Senate funding at AACC's Government Relations Blog at http://aaccogr.blogspot.com

06/26/2009 - See AACC's proposal on reduced loan maximums by higher education insititutions.

06/25/2009 - Click above to view the Federal Funding Chart for Major Higher Education and Job Training Programs

06/25/2009 - AACC WIA Reauthorization Position

06/23/2009 - Martha J. Kanter will be the next Under Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education

06/19/2009 - ACE President Molly Corbett Broad, on behalf of AACC and 37 other education associations, has sent letters to Congress urging that federal funding for Minority Serving Institutions be maintained beyond FY 2009.

06/15/2009 - Legislative Alert - The House Appropriations Committee has approved a deep cut in funding to the NSF's Advanced Technological Education program for Fiscal Year 2010.

06/10/2009 - AACC and The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) write to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan regarding the Year-Round Pell Grant.

06/05/2009 - AACC and The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) write to the Senate Committee on Appropriations to request support for key programs that support of our nation’s workforce.

06/05/2009 - ARRA funding enables postsecondary institutions to use this funding for one-time investments in education technology and curriculum development.

06/04/2009 - President Obama invites Jill Biden to lead an effort to increase the nation's awareness of Community Colleges.

06/04/2009 - Contact members of the House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittees about community college funding opportunities

06/06/2009 - Secretary of Education Arne Duncan launches a $7 million grant program to help kick-start training to prepare laid-off autoworkers, providing initial funds for community colleges.

05/25/2009 - AACC and The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) write to the House Appropriations Committee to seeks funds for new authorized Higher Education programs.

05/18/2009 - The Department of Labor (DOL) has just made available information concerning its plans to distribute the $500 million for "green jobs" training that was included in H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

05/08/2009 - President Obama released his FY2010 budget request. For community colleges, the cornerstone is to make the Pell Grant program an "entitlement" and move to 100% institutional participation in Direct Lending.

04/28/2009 - AACC, along with eight other education associations, has signed a letter of support for the concurrent budget resolution S. Con. Res. 13.

04/01/2009 - President Obama has nominated Martha J. Kanter, the Chancellor of Foothill-De Anza Community College District in California, for Under Secretary of Education.

03/31/2009 - AACC's Office of Government Relations has produced the Legislative Update 2009 - Convention Issue.

03/19/2009 - Senate approval of the $410 billion fiscal year (FY) 2009 omnibus spending bill on March 10 completed Congressional action on this year's appropriations.

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