Posts Tagged ‘federal policy’
DC Shuttle: Obama Proposes $5 Billion for Community College Infrastructure
by The New England Council
September 12, 2011
In his speech before a joint session of Congress Thursday evening, President Obama put forward several proposals aimed at bolstering the economy and creating jobs. Among these proposals was $30 billion to repair and revamp school facilities, including $5 billion specifically for community college infrastructure.
Education advocates in the administration and Congress have attempted to advance ...
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DC Shuttle: Debt Deal Boosts Pell Grants
by The New England Council
August 8, 2011
The debt-ceiling deal signed by President Obama last week will cut over $900 billion in federal funding over the next 10 years. Yet even in an extremely budget-conscious atmosphere, members of Congress singled out the Pell Grant program for an increase in funding to guarantee college access for low-income students. Under the terms of the ...
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DC Shuttle: Duncan Defends Ed Budget Request … and Other Higher Ed News from Washington
by The New England Council
August 1, 2011
Editor's Note: A reminder that our DC Shuttle column has changed gates. Our news from Washington will now appear in Newslink, rather than the Journal section, of http://www.nebhe.org.
On Wednesday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan defended the department's budget request for FY 2012, including a 10.7% increase over 2011 funding levels, to the Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee ...
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DC Shuttle: White House Meeting with CEOs Spawns New Ed Grants … and Other Higher Ed News from Washington
by The New England Council
July 25, 2011
Editor's Note: Our DC Shuttle column has changed gates, so to speak. With frequent arrivals of higher ed news from our partner The New England Council, DC Shuttle will now appear in Newslink, rather than the Journal section, of http://www.nebhe.org.
President Obama hosted an education roundtable on July 18 with Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Domestic Policy ...
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DC Shuttle: Congress Considers Charter Schools, Workforce Investment, Manufacturing … and Other Higher Ed News from Washington
by The New England Council
June 27, 2011
On Wednesday, the House Education and Workforce Committee approved the second of five total planned bills on federal education reform for the 112th Congress. By a vote of 34 to 5, the committee advanced legislation (H.R. 2218) which would allow governors, state education agencies, and charter school boards to parcel out funding to expand or ...
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DC Shuttle: Gainful Employment Rules, Reducing Loan Defaults and Other Higher Ed News from Washington
by The New England Council
June 6, 2011
On Thursday, the Education Department released the final "gainful employment" rules for vocational schools. In order to qualify for federal financial aid, for-profit and certificate programs will be required to prepare students for gainful employment by meeting one of three requirements: the average annual student loan payment is not more than 30% of a graduate's ...
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