Jim Hermes

Associate VP of Government Relations for the American Association of Community Colleges. Tweets are my own.

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Standing room only at federal legislative update session @Comm_College Annual Convention. #AACC2018

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Dr. Maria Koons from @HarperCollege testifying before Congressional committee about apprenticeships and CTE. @Comm_College

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Senate LHHS appropriations bill has 1.7% increase in Pell Grant max. Unspecified cut to Pell surplus (?). More info coming.

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Very disappointing news on #DACA today. Let's turn this around and pass the Dream Act! Here's @Comm_College 's take. https://t.co/JsxvGJESf0

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576 orgs sign letter in support of Pell! Thx to comm colleges that signed. https://t.co/dSvcqmz5hI @Comm_College #PellYes #SaveStudentAid

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Deadline approaching for community colleges to sign letter supporting continuation of #DACA. https://t.co/BLikCSVe7U @Comm_College

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@Comm_College and @CCTrustees urge President-elect Trump to continue the #DACA program. https://t.co/sCnEaBuiAC

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AACC-ACCT joint Perkins proposals supportive of much of what emerged in House and Senate bills. https://t.co/Vp8RmREwjL #epfpchat

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Perkins bills make program even more responsive to needs of industry. Businesses heavily involved in reauthorization discussion. #epfpchat

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AACC supportive of finishing Perkins reauthorization early in the new year. Program is very important to community colleges. #epfpchat

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Perkins may be ripe for quick action in 115th Congress, but many other things related to transition will be taking up bandwidth. #epfpchat

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Postsecondary CTE increasingly part of the pathway to a 4-year degree. Stackable credentials big factor. https://t.co/BAxZu3RZWk #epfpchat

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College not just four-year degrees. CTE is a vibrant component of postsecondary education. Non-credit, certificates and degrees. #epfpchat

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.@HelenJancMalone @epfp_iel How well CTE programs serve business is big issue. CTE still dealing with outdated stigma of "voc ed". #epfpchat

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CTE important to building educational pathways, from secondary to postsecondary and within comm colleges. https://t.co/pGzJomCA66 #epfpchat

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CTE key to upgrading workforce skills, including those with basic skills deficiencies in adult basic ed. https://t.co/9sbQrynLS4 #epfpchat

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CTE matters because for many it is best educational pathway to jobs, and provides businesses with skilled workers. #epfpchat

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Meet with your members of Congress during summer break, tell them to bring back year-round Pell. https://t.co/s6x5Gzx3iX #comm_college

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@EdWorkforce unanimously approved Perkins reauthorization bill today. Good step forward for CTE and #comm_college.

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Good and bad news from SCOTUS today. https://t.co/qINSHsmraR #comm_college #DACA