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OPINION: In a pandemic, lack of reliable broadband leaves many behind
Lack of reliable broadband access in the pandemic has left many students behind. Here are steps that policymakers can take to shrink the digital divide.
Resetting the Higher Education Landscape
Without additional support, the coronavirus outbreak will challenge our institutions and their missions in the months and years to come.
Viewpoint: Students getting short-term degrees deserve access to Pell Grants
As Northern Virginia Community College and all of the commonwealth’s community colleges seek to meet Virginia’s need for a highly skilled workforce, we call on the federal government to invest in students seeking short-term, industry-recognized credentials just as it does in those seeking traditional academic degrees.
Sausage Making in 2020
The main ingredients in crafting current higher ed legislation include financial aid, minority-serving institutions, Higher Ed Act reauthorization, and Title IX.
Community College Leaders Prepare to Lobby on Capitol Hill
On Tuesday, day three of the Community College National Legislative Summit, Diane Auer Jones, the U.S. Department of Education’s principal deputy under secretary, highlighted the government’s upcoming priorities for community colleges.
Why the government should invest more in community colleges (opinion)
They're often the most affordable option for higher education -- if not the only option -- yet public funding for them compared to other colleges is clearly imbalanced, write Austan Goolsbee, Glenn Hubbard and Penny Pritzker.
