'Gainful employment' proposal would burden colleges
By CC Times, Published August 4, 2010
Proposed federal reporting requirements to gauge how well higher education institutions prepare students for work—especially for-profit institutions—would adversely affect community colleges, according to two organizations representing community college presidents and trustees.

More on the Voluntary Framework of Accountability
By CC Times, Published May 28, 2010
Bernadette Farrelly, manager of the Voluntary Framework of Accountability project at the American Association of Community Colleges, discusses differences between the initiative and other accountability systems.

AACC's Farrelly outlines the Voluntary Framework of Accountability
By CC Times, Published May 10, 2010
Bernadette Farrelly, who manages the Voluntary Framework of Accountability project at the American Association of Community Colleges, dicusses the initiative.

Setting sights on student success
By CC Times, Published April 2, 2010
Developing and implementing strategies to help community college students succeed will be a common thread among many of the 150-plus sessions, roundtables and workshops at the 90th annual American Association of Community Colleges convention in Seattle April 17-20.

Workforce data not shared with colleges
By Matthew Dembicki, Published March 16, 2010
All states currently collect data on workforce development outcomes, but the data is not readily shared with community colleges that would likely use the information to gauge their programs, according to a new policy brief from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).

VFA lets colleges determine accountability measures
By Madeline Patton, Published March 9, 2010
The Voluntary Framework of Accountability (VFA) for Community Colleges is an opportunity for community colleges to define themselves with data and use the data to make improvements.