CDC June 30, 2020 Update As some institutions of higher education (IHEs) open in the United States, CDC offers considerations for ways in which IHEs can help protect students, faculty, and staff and slow the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Testing to diagnose COVID-19 is one component of a comprehensive strategy and […]
North-West College July 1, 2020 WEST COVINA, Calif.—In an effort to mark the achievements of hundreds of graduates who completed their education in the middle of the COVID-19 outbreak, North-West College (NWC) plans to host a virtual Commencement Ceremony on Friday, July 17 at 6 p.m. More than 630 graduates, […]
Community College Daily Daily Staff July 1, 2020 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) this week awarded $80.6 million in grants to help states improve and expand registered apprenticeship programs (RAPs). Building State Capacity to Expand Apprenticeship through Innovation grants would strengthen the national apprenticeship system, promote system alignment and partnerships and improve […]
EdSurge Rebecca Koenig July 2, 2020 The idea that employers should hire workers because of their skills, not just their credentials, got a signal boost last week from the White House. President Trump signed an executive order on June 26 directing the government to reduce the use of minimum education requirements for […]
Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami July 1, 2020 Senate Republican leaders have signaled that their proposal for the next coronavirus relief package will include additional funding to test students for the coronavirus. “The most important thing we need for normalcy is to get people back into school,” Senator Roy Blunt, […]
Inside Higher Ed Lindsay McKenzie June 30, 2020 Widespread disruption to the spring semester did not result in an unusually large number of students changing their enrollment status, according to new research by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Most students maintained the same enrollment intensity — meaning whether they studied full-time, […]
EdSurge Amy Ahearn June 29, 2020 Anyone who has attended an education conference in the last ten years has likely heard the claim that 65 percent of today’s children will work in jobs that don’t even exist yet. The statistic, cited in a popular World Economic Forum report, often emerges in […]
Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami June 29, 2020 Opponents of U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s rule making it more difficult for those who have been defrauded by their colleges to have their student loans forgiven are looking to the courts to block the measure after suffering a defeat in Congress […]
StarTribune Darlene Superville June 25, 2020 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is preparing to direct the federal government to overhaul its hiring to prioritize a job applicant’s skills over a college degree, administration and industry officials say. Trump is set to sign an executive order Friday outlining a new direction […]
Inside Higher Ed Madeline St. Amour June 25, 2020 Report: Gen Z Open to Nontraditional Education Students in Generation Z believe that higher education is important, but many are interested in taking alternative routes to the traditional four-year degree, according to a new study. ECMC Group, a nonprofit focused on […]