Advocacy News 

09/19/09 - On On September 17, 2009, The House of Representatives passed H.R. 3221, “The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009. View a summary of the bill here.

09/18/2009 - House Passes the the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, H.R. 3221, which contains the American Graduation Initiative.

08/18/2009 - AACC will host a free webinar on the American Graduation Initiative on Tuesday, September 3, 2009, from 2-3 p.m. EDT.

08/18/2009 - AACC strongly supports H.R. 3221, but believes that the Senate HELP Committee can make critical improvements to that bill's community college provisions.

7/23/2009 - The House Education and Labor Committee approves H.R. 3221, which includes President Obama’s community college initiative.

7/14/2009 - President Obama announces the American Graduation Initiative, a landmark proposal to provide federal support for community colleges.

07/06/209 - College and University Presidents write to Congressional Committees to urge Congress to dedicate at least 1% of emissions proceeds to fund educational activities.

06/29/2009 - AACC writes to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan regarding key policy issues

06/26/2009 - Read about the Senate funding at AACC's Government Relations Blog at http://aaccogr.blogspot.com

06/26/2009 - See AACC's proposal on reduced loan maximums by higher education insititutions.

06/25/2009 - Click above to view the Federal Funding Chart for Major Higher Education and Job Training Programs

06/25/2009 - AACC WIA Reauthorization Position

06/23/2009 - Martha J. Kanter will be the next Under Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education

06/19/2009 - ACE President Molly Corbett Broad, on behalf of AACC and 37 other education associations, has sent letters to Congress urging that federal funding for Minority Serving Institutions be maintained beyond FY 2009.

06/15/2009 - Legislative Alert - The House Appropriations Committee has approved a deep cut in funding to the NSF's Advanced Technological Education program for Fiscal Year 2010.

06/10/2009 - AACC and The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) write to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan regarding the Year-Round Pell Grant.

06/05/2009 - ARRA funding enables postsecondary institutions to use this funding for one-time investments in education technology and curriculum development.

06/05/2009 - AACC and The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) write to the Senate Committee on Appropriations to request support for key programs that support of our nation’s workforce.

06/04/2009 - President Obama invites Jill Biden to lead an effort to increase the nation's awareness of Community Colleges.

06/04/2009 - Contact members of the House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittees about community college funding opportunities

06/06/2009 - Secretary of Education Arne Duncan launches a $7 million grant program to help kick-start training to prepare laid-off autoworkers, providing initial funds for community colleges.

05/25/2009 - AACC and The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) write to the House Appropriations Committee to seeks funds for new authorized Higher Education programs.

05/18/2009 - The Department of Labor (DOL) has just made available information concerning its plans to distribute the $500 million for "green jobs" training that was included in H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

05/08/2009 - President Obama released his FY2010 budget request. For community colleges, the cornerstone is to make the Pell Grant program an "entitlement" and move to 100% institutional participation in Direct Lending.

04/28/2009 - AACC, along with eight other education associations, has signed a letter of support for the concurrent budget resolution S. Con. Res. 13.

04/01/2009 - President Obama has nominated Martha J. Kanter, the Chancellor of Foothill-De Anza Community College District in California, for Under Secretary of Education.

03/31/2009 - AACC's Office of Government Relations has produced the Legislative Update 2009 - Convention Issue.

03/19/2009 - Senate approval of the $410 billion fiscal year (FY) 2009 omnibus spending bill on March 10 completed Congressional action on this year's appropriations.

3/6/2009 - DOL released a Training and Employment Notice that provides states and outlying areas with Workforce Investment Act (WIA) stimulus allotments for training and employment services.

03/04/2009 - The Department of Labor (DOL) has released a Training and Employment Notice that provides initial guidance to the workforce investment system for the expenditure of WIA formula funds included in the economic stimulus legislation.

02/27/2009 - President Obama's budget blueprint for fiscal year (FY) 2010 was unveiled on February 26.

02/27/2009 - Earlier this week, the House passed a $410 billion fiscal year (FY) 2009 omnibus spending measure that increases funding for domestic programs.

02/24/2009 - After a series of delays, the Senate voted on Feb. 24 to approve Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) as U.S. Secretary of Labor. The vote was 80 to 17 to confirm Solis.

02/19/2009 - President Obama signed into law H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This historic legislation, designed to improve the nation's economic situation, includes both spending and tax provisions.

02/13/2009 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is historic legislation designed to improve the country's dire economic condition. This is an AACC analysis of the legislation summary.

02/12/2009 - Congress appears poised to enact H.R. 1, the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, more commonly known as the economic stimulus bill.

02/11/2009 - Joint AACC and ACCT statement on priorities for 2009 National Legislative Summit

01/27/2009 - Press Release - AACC response to the announcement by Dr. Jill Biden, educator and wife of Vice President Joseph Biden, that she plans to continue her teaching career at a community college serving the Washington, D.C., area.

01/22/2009 - AACC President and CEO George Boggs writes to the Department of Veterans Affairs about a proposed rule in the Post 9/11 GI Bill.

01/16/2009 - The U.S. Department of Labor awarded nearly $123 million to community colleges and community-based institutions in the 4th round of President's Community-Based Job Training Grants.

1/9/2009 - President-elect Obama has proposed investments in community college academic infrastucture as well as new funds for training in energy fields as critical parts of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.

12/22/2008 - AACC and ACCT have jointly drafted a letter to President-Elect Obama laying out three community college economic stimulus proposals.

12/17/2008 - AACC and ACCT have written to President-Elect Obama to provide a list of recommendations for community college priorities to the incoming administration.

12/16/2008 - Public higher education leaders today published an open letter to President-Elect Obama in several major newspapers urging investment in higher education.

12/11/2008 - ACE, in partnership with the VA, will host three regional meetings to educate campus leaders about provisions of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008.

12/5/2008 - Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor, Brent Orrell, responds to a letter written by AACC President and CEO, George Boggs, regarding Community Based Job Training Grants.

11/25/2008 - AACC participated in the initial "listening session" held by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to discuss reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act.

11/11/2008 - The DOL has modified a random assignment evaluation study requirement for CBJTG. Details should appear soon in the Federal Register along with a deadline extension.

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