Posts Tagged ‘student aid’
DC Shuttle: National Reports Call for Student Aid Reform, More Autonomy for Schools, Upgrading Data Systems
by The New England Council
February 4, 2013
Higher education reauthorization. On Tuesday, Jan. 29, as lawmakers began to form proposals for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, the New America Foundation released a report with 30 recommendations for policy changes. The report "calls for specific changes to grants, loans, tax benefits, college outreach programs and federal regulations to provide more direct ...
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Re-Dedicate State Resources to Higher Education
by Lou D’Allesandro
December 4, 2012
While other states are experiencing difficult budget decisions, only New Hampshire has completely de-funded student aid
Today’s global economy requires a highly skilled labor force that is prepared to compete on the world stage. Studies from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Brookings Institution and the Conference Board have all identified building ...
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SHEEO’s Open Letter to the 2012 Presidential Candidates
by Monnica Chan
October 9, 2012
The State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) group issued an open letter to President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Change Magazine’s September/October edition.
In the letter, SHEEO President Paul Lingenfelter asks the next presidential candidate to sustain federal investment in research and development (R&D) and provide necessary levels of federal need-based financial aid. ...
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DC Shuttle: Maximum Pell Grant Increased; Education Dept. Updates Lists of College Costs
by The New England Council
June 18, 2012
On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted along party lines to approve FY2013 authorization for Labor-HHS-Education programs, including $68.5 billion for the Department of Education. This includes an $85 increase in the maximum Pell Grant award level, from $5,550 to $5,635, beginning in the 2013-14 school year. Funding for most other student financial aid programs ...
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DC Shuttle: Bill Would Make Sure Student Aid Funds Aren’t Spent on Marketing
by The New England Council
April 23, 2012
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Tom Harkin (D-IA) is sponsoring legislation to prevent colleges from using federal student aid revenue, including Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits, to fund marketing activities. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC), who is also sponsoring the not yet introduced bill, said that it would ...
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Before We’re Up to Our Necks in Aggregators, Let’s Get Out Our Net Value Calculators!
by Lawrence Butler
April 20, 2012
No sooner has the Net Price Calculator wave crashed ashore, the next wave of college-choice transparency in the form of third-party data aggregators is threatening to engulf us. A Net Value Calculator can help us recapture the high ground.
Since last October, Net Price Calculators (NPCs) have become a fact of life for American colleges ...
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Get Into the Higher Ed Act
by Tara Payne
December 18, 2012
Nearly 50 years after the landmark legislation aimed to open higher education to all Americans, colleges and students face a new set of threats
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) was signed into law on Nov. 8, 1965 to strengthen the educational resources of our colleges and universities and to provide financial assistance for students ...
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