March18, 2026 Workforce Pell grant regulations are continuing to evolve with the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) recent “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” now public. AACC is drafting its own response, which will be available to members early the week of March 23, so that campuses can elect to use them in their own submissions […]
The Missing Link in the Talent Pipeline: Why Student Voices Matter
By DeRionne Pollard Preparing 10 million students for professional success has long been the goal of community colleges in the U.S. In recent years these institutions have made great progress in communicating with industries about the skills most needed in the workforce. As our nation builds a more robust talent pipeline, another valuable opportunity arises: […]
Community College Minute, March 16, 2026
Advocacy Quick Hits
Proposed Workforce Pell rules published in the Federal Register The Department of Education (ED) on Monday published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Workforce Pell Grant program. The public has 30 days to comment on the NPRM; AACC will submit comments on behalf of the sector. (See AACC’s analysis). As covered in the […]
AACC Summary and Analysis of Notice of Propose Rulemaking on Workforce Pell Grants
AACC Summary and Analysis of Notice of Propose Rulemaking on Workforce Pell Grants
Community College Minute, March 9, 2026
Opinion | The A.I. Labor Crisis Is Coming. This Is the Solution
A.I.-driven mass unemployment is a potential crisis on the horizon.
Focus Forward, March 4, 2026
March 4, 2026 Last week, I was part of a panel at the American Council on Education (ACE), where the conversation touched on higher education as a public good and our sector’s need to reclaim our narrative value. There was also significant discussion of “radical collaboration”—building our muscles around working proactively with different kinds of […]
Community College Minute, March 3, 2026
Advocacy Quick Hits
AACC submits comments on proposed student loan rules On Wednesday, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) submitted formal comments on the Department of Education’s (ED) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) negotiated rulemaking. The NPRM reflects the consensus language reached by negotiators to implement the loan origination […]