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A Status Update on Short-term/Workforce Pell

A recap of the latest developments in the efforts to authorize workforce pell grants for eligible students who enroll in short-term workforce programs that meet certain criteria.

Fiscal Year Crossover: President Biden’s FY 2025 Budget Unveiled as Congress Continues to Negotiate FY 2024 Appropriations

Going over the current status of the fiscal year 2024 process and reviewing the President's fiscal year 2025 budget request.

HEER Funding Kept Community Colleges Open and Students Enrolled

HEER funding during the pandemic provided community colleges the resources they needed to stay open.

The new kids on campus? Toddlers, courtesy of Head Start

And not just toddlers — infants and preschoolers too. A new effort aims to help the 4 million college students raising kids by putting Head Start programs on community college campuses.

Skills-Based Hiring: Creating Pathways for STARs in Maryland

In 2023, the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) launched a partnership pilot program that focuses on increasing the effectiveness of skills-based hiring. Skills-based hiring takes an equitable and data-driven approach to how employers think about recruitment. ACCT's pilot program in the State of Maryland will lead to a comprehensive framework on how other states and organizations can make skills-based hiring go from pre-announcement to implementation.
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