A proposed $8-billion federal initiative would encourage community colleges to partner with companies to prepare workers for available high-skill jobs.

Online toolkit will include examples of efforts proven to help students complete a postsecondary education.

The proposal would require degree-granting institutions to provide a scorecard that would include college costs, graduation rates and potential earnings.

During his annual State of the Union address, President Barack Obama cited students from two community colleges as models of workers acquiring new skills.

A committee exploring ways to gauge student success at community colleges has recommended that the U.S. Education Department provide a single graduation-and-transfer rate for two-year college students.

The National Science Foundation plans to increase its investment in community colleges to $100 million in the 2012 fiscal year.

Community colleges are nationally known for their workforce development programs, but they also provide critical support services to help small businesses succeed and grow.

With community colleges emerging as a critical partner in the state’s economic plan, Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon embarked on a tour to get to know them better.

The Internal Revenue Service may have erroneously given more than $2.6 billion in education tax credits to taxpayers.

The U.S. Department of Education plans to start a clearinghouse for colleges to share practices on improving student success and the evidence to prove it.

A bill introduced in the House and Senate looks to better integrate academics with career and technical education to help prepare high school students for college and careers.

If the U.S. is to remain globally competitive through a skilled workforce, it must develop better ways to help its students learn math.

The president visited a teacher education center at Eastfield College as he campaigns for his American Jobs Act, which includes $5 billion for community college renovations.

Find out more information about the $5 billion for community colleges in the president's proposed American Jobs Act.

If Congress does not pass a plan to reduce federal spending by the end of the year, education programs could lose up to $4 billion in fiscal year 2013.