House marks up campus culture bills The House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday held a markup of 11 bills dealing with issues related to higher education, labor and healthcare policy. Five of the bills addressed campus culture issues directly. Most of the higher education bills were approved by the committee on party-line […]
Accreditation Draft Regulations: Perspectives and Implications Webinar
Download the slides for this webinar (PDF). Watch the webinar. Join AACC for a webinar on draft federal accreditation regulations that received “consensus” in May by a negotiated rulemaking committee established by the U.S. Department of Education. The webinar will include perspectives on what the draft regulations contain, as well as how they might impact […]
Focus Forward, June 10, 2026
June 10, 2026 Even the arrival of summer has not slowed activity in Washington, DC. People are on the move and legislative wrangling continues. Dr. Casey Sacks will replace Nick Moore as acting assistant secretary of career, technical, and adult education at the Department of Education (ED). As a former West Virginia community college president […]
Community College Minute, June 22, 2026
Washington Watch Weekly, June 19, 2026
Trump administration moves civil rights enforcement to DOJ The Trump administration announced this week that it will move some responsibilities of the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Under the new Interagency Agreement (IAA), ED will retain statutory authority over civil rights enforcement of educational institutions, but […]
Reimagining Leadership for a New Era
A new report from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) outlines the redesign of its professional development offerings. “Reimagining Leadership for a New Era” is the first in what will be a series of reports showcasing the revised programming. Download the report (PDF).
Washington Watch Weekly, June 12, 2026
House Appropriations Committee approves Labor-HHS-ED funding bill The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved the fiscal year 2027 (FY 27) funding bill for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee (Labor-HHS-ED) following a lengthy markup. As covered in the Community College Daily, the bill seeks to cut discretionary funding by 27% […]
Community colleges are kind of underrated
Community college is an increasingly popular hack for those who want to change their career. Here’s what you should know about this gateway to economic mobility.
Community College Minute, June 15, 2026
Washington Watch Weekly, June 5, 2026
House appropriators maintain support for key programs, Pell Grant shortfall still looms The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday released the fiscal year 2027 (FY 27) funding bill for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee (Labor-HHS-ED). The Labor-HHS-ED subcommittee approved the bill on June 5. The bill ultimately seeks to cut […]