FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2024 Contact: Martha M. Parham, Ed.D. 202-728-0200 x209 mparham@aacc.nche.educreate new email Community College Innovation Challenge invites community college students to create STEM solutions to real-world problems Washington, D.C. – Today, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), has launched its platform to advance student Read More »
Advocacy quick hits
Editor’s note: This weekly update from the government relations office at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) provides the latest on what’s happening in Washington and how AACC is advancing policies to support community colleges and students. Send questions, feedback and more to: kgimborys@aacc.nche.educreate new email. FY 2024 Funding Update House Republicans unveil new HEA reauthorization Read More »
Community College Minute, January 16, 2024
Advocacy quick hits
Editor’s note: This weekly update from the government relations office at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) provides the latest on what’s happening in Washington and how AACC is advancing policies to support community colleges and students. Send questions, feedback and more to: kgimborys@aacc.nche.educreate new email. Negotiated Rulemaking underway 2024-25 FAFSA hits key application milestone Negotiated Read More »
CEO to CEO Newsletter #251
January 5, 2024 | Issue # 251 Happy New Year! I hope you had some time for rest and reflection over the holidays. On January 2, the U.S. Department of Education released six issue papers across a range of categories to further its goals that students are well served by the institutions of higher education Read More »
DataPoints: Military service-related student aid programs
DataPoints: Military service-related student aid programs The U.S. Department of Education collects information on the number of recipients and total amount of aid received at each institution of higher education for two military service-related programs. The data reported on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) are for: the Post 9/11 GI Bill, which provides aid for Read More »
Advocacy quick hits
Editor’s note: This weekly update from the government relations office at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) provides the latest on what’s happening in Washington and how AACC is advancing policies to support community colleges and students. Send questions, feedback and more to: kgimborys@aacc.nche.educreate new email. The 2024-25 FAFSA Goes Live Department of Education gears up Read More »
Community College Minute, January 8, 2024
Advocacy quick hits
Editor’s note: This weekly update from the government relations office at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) provides the latest on what’s happening in Washington and how AACC is advancing policies to support community colleges and students. Send questions, feedback and more to: kgimborys@aacc.nche.educreate new email. Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act and WIOA Reauthorization Advance in the Read More »
Webinar: AACC Federal Policy Year-End Wrap Up
In this webinar, AACC’s government relations team provided updates on the latest developments in Washington at the end of the 2023 Congressional session. Topics covered included details on two new and vitally important bills just approved by the House Education and Workforce Committee: the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act and the Stronger Workforce for America Act Read More »