Federal guidance, formula made disbursing emergency student aid difficult for community colleges

Many community colleges already have disbursed aid from the federal CARES Act relief package to their students. Leaders of two-year colleges said they are grateful for the support, but also that it's not enough money, and that federal guidance on how to distribute the funds -- or lack thereof -- made it difficult to move quickly. Community college students have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Many work at least part-time while attending school, often in industries that...