Legal Issues
Federal Funding for Community Colleges: What to Know As You Plan for FY26 Grants
Several different grant programs designed to support community colleges are authorized and appropriated by Congress. This report discusses competitive grants that can benefit community colleges.
Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection
This piece was co-written with the Urban Institute as a Student-Parent Action through Research Knowledge (SPARK) collaboration, which aims to build evidence and make the case for policy change to support pregnant and parenting students and their families through data, research, lived/living expertise, and past learning, while developing future generations of leaders.
Bipartisan Education and Labor Spending Bill Protects Nearly All Critical Community College Programs for FY26
With the looming government funding deadline of January 30th, the House and Senate appropriations committees have agreed on the FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill that overall level-funds programs that community colleges leverage.
Transatlantic Exchange Expands as U.S. and U.K. Students Drive Sustainability and Workforce Innovation
What began as a bold idea to connect U.S. community colleges with U.K. technical institutions has quickly grown into a dynamic exchange program producing real-world outcomes in sustainability and workforce development.
2025 FIPSE Grants Awarded: How Did Community Colleges Fare?
In November of 2025, the Department of Education opened a grant competition for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). Out of a total 72 grant recipients, 17 community colleges are 2025 FIPSE grant awardees. This piece offers a breakdown into how community colleges performed in this grant competition.
