Posts Tagged ‘Obama’
DC Shuttle: Sequestration Would Bring Larger Classes, Fewer Offerings, Four-Day Weeks, Teacher Layoffs and More (Or Less)
by The New England Council
November 19, 2012
Sequestration on education. Sequestration remains the greatest concern for education funding in the immediate future. State school board leaders went on the offensive last week to highlight the threat to education. Education funding has not been the focus of fiscal cliff discussions and is largely swept into the larger picture when discussing sequestration. The administration ...
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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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NE College Prices Continue to Outpace Nation’s; Obama Unveils New Tuition Proposals
by Monnica Chan and John O. Harney
January 29, 2012
New England's public and private two- and four years colleges continue to charge higher prices than the U.S. average, according to new data posted to the Financing Higher Education section of NEBHE's Trends & Indicators. To view the latest updates to our Higher Education Financing section, visit Trends & Indicators: Continually ...
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DC Shuttle: Obama Moves to Ease Student Loan Debt
by The New England Council
October 31, 2011
On Wednesday, President Obama announced a new proposal to ease the burden of student loan debt. The "Know Before You Owe" initiative will allow students with multiple government-backed loans to consolidate them into one loan under the federal Direct Loan program with an interest rate reduction of 0.25% to 0.5%. The administration estimated that about ...
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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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