Maybe the only program in #highered that continues to live up to hype: 3 OH colleges piloting ASAP have nearly doubled 3-year grad rates for participating students while increasing transfers to 4-year colleges by 50% insidehighered.com/quicktakes/202…

The results are most impressive, the stark challenge remains bringing this to scale across a universe of millions of students...

Matt’s piece is spot-on. Auxiliary revenues are taking a big hit at CCs, even without their having huge football stadiums or extensive dorms. Hopefully Congress will further help to replace these lost revenues.

Fabulous news for people who know that community colleges are the way to get a leg up in our economy. Thanks to Congress for funding this!

What Effects Will Tighter U.S. Sanctions on Iran’s Oil Have? on.cfr.org/32v9H1i via Council on Foreign Relations

There are ~ 7X as many “winners” as “losers” under this legislation. Overwhelming impact is to increase Pell eligibility.

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Big kudos to our Congressional champions who fought so hard for this! Kaine, Portman, Levin, Gonzalez and many others!

It is richly deserved! We know that your great contributions to our cause are only beginning! Congrats dude!

These two top AACC priorities support enhanced completion efforts and essential job training programs. FY2023 provides a golden opportunity to help meet these needs! #FundCommunityColleges

In debate over short-term Pell, we can’t ignore the labor market’s role workshift.opencampusmedia.org/in-debate-over… via workshiftnews

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There’s a lot of good sense in here, honed after years of work. Still, further movement is needed…Five strategies to reform developmental ed - ccdaily.com/2022/12/five-s…

Note that this drop largely correlates with the pandemic decline in enrollments. Particularly problematic for colleges is recruiting for positions where opportunities exist outside the academy.

The good news is that the program retains strong bipartisan support. As of today, the maximum grant hits $7,395. With work the funding momentum can continue…

The push goes on for ending the taxation of Pell Grants and to ensure that low-income community college students qualify for the AOTC aacc.nche.edu/wp-content/upl…

Sen. Hatch's legislation (S. 351) would do much to remedy this very real and longstanding issue: aacc.nche.edu/Advocacy/Advoc… x.com/etkeld/status/…

We are certainly pleased at the progress of the sector overall. Congress and ED can also help with a variety of reforms and improvements. x.com/Comm_College/s…

Evidence-based reforms in college remediation are gaining steam - and so far living up to the hype brook.gs/2pSjavJ via The Brookings Institution This is a great "lay of the land" piece on the ongoing changes to remediation -- all for the better!