Posts Tagged ‘federal higher education policy’
Obama’s FY13 Budget Would Boost Community Colleges, Reward Tuition Restraint
by John O. Harney
February 14, 2012
President Obama's proposed FY 2013 budget would encourage community college partnerships with employers, target student aid for colleges that restrain tuition prices, and increase overall spending on U.S. Education Department programs by 2.5% to nearly $70 billion. That would be the largest percentage increase for any domestic department in the president's proposed federal budget ...
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DC Shuttle: Obama Outlines New Policies to Make Higher Ed Affordable
by The New England Council
January 30, 2012
During a Friday morning speech at the University of Michigan, President Obama announced a set of initiatives to improve the quality and affordability of higher education. His proposals include tying federal financial aid to colleges’ efforts to contain costs; new competitive grant programs for states, colleges, and organizations to improve college outcomes; and making colleges’ ...
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