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California Making Strides to Spread Dual Enrollment to All High School Students

States across the country are in various phases of considering, or not, similar policy shifts in their states. The project will focus primarily on California’s dual enrollment pathways initiatives and Texas’s new community college funding formula, which includes incentives for dual enrollment pathways.

Impacts and Consequences of One Big Beautiful Bill Act  Pell Changes

The One Big Beautiful Bill includes the Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Act but the changes to the Pell grant included in the bill will lead to anything but student success for community college students who are studying, earning, and hold familiy responsibilities.

House Reconciliation Bill and Presidential Request Released in Same Week

Both proposals stand to make drastic changes to the federal investments in higher education.

Exploring the New Community CollegeFunding Model in Texas

In 2024, the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) launched a new project exploring innovative state strategies for funding community colleges and building dual enrollment pathways. Read for more information on Texas's community college funding formula.

Community Colleges in Pakistan: Promoting Access and Quality Education

This is the eigth article in the first volume in a new series of briefs Mapping Community Colleges Around the World: Comparative Perspectives and Collaborative Pathways presented by ACCT and STAR Scholars Network.

“Respected and Growing”: Technical Education in Colombia

This is the third article in the first volume in a new series of briefs Mapping Community Colleges Around the World: Comparative Perspectives and Collaborative Pathways presented by ACCT and STAR Scholars Network.
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