Sentences with phrase «community college bills»

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PRESS RELEASE New City, NY (July 3, 2013)-- Rockland County Legislator Ed Day (New City - Pomona) is sponsoring a resolution to call upon the State Assembly to pass Assembly Bill A. 1443, that would phase out the Metropolitan Transit Authority payroll mobility tax in 2017 and related Assembly Bill A. 7775 that would immediately exempt community colleges -LSB-...]
«From the Unemployment Strikeforce to the Urban Youth Jobs program, we are making smart investments to tackle unemployment in communities where it is most pervasive, and connect tomorrow's workers with the skills they need to succeed in a 21st century workplace,» said Cuomo at a bill signing ceremony held at Hostos Community College.
Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a wide - sweeping higher education bill, saying the legislation «impedes the ability of state colleges to meet the needs of the communities and families they serve.»
When an Erie County resident chooses to attend a community college in a neighboring county, say Niagara or Genesee, Erie County receives a bill at the end of the year for chargeback fees.
When he visited Syracuse University in February, Schumer laid out the Reducing Educational Debt (RED) Act, a bill that would make the first two years of community college free.
«We don't need to be building walls,» Clinton said at an event at LaGuardia Community College for the bill signing with Cuomo.
Cuomo held both the Excelsior launch and celebratory bill - signing events at LaGuardia Community College.
At 7 a.m., Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders holds a town hall campaign event, Monroe Community College, Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex, 2700 Brighton Henrietta Townline Rd., Rochester.
Most New Yorkers are turning to NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to improve relations between communities and the NYC police department, a Siena College poll released on Monday found.
It's not clear what type of evidence will be accepted, but it'll probably include household utility bills, mobile phone contracts, bank statements, library cards, enrollment certificates at a community college and registration with a GP.
Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, for her part, pointed out that State Senator Toby Stavisky, a Queens Democrat and high - ranking member of the Higher Education Committee, had introduced a bill last year to provide free tuition for New York State residents to SUNY, CUNY and community colleges — a sign, she said, of the importance of having a unified Democratic Albany.
The former Democratic presidential nominee rallied with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City for a ceremonial bill signing of the state's new scholarship for poor and middle - class students.
Recently, Bill and I have been working together to drum up support for a brilliant idea of his to reduce community college chargebacks from other counties that add millions of dollars to our Erie County property taxes.
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Every time a student from Erie County attends a community college in another New York State county we get a bill from that county.
For students attending Niagara County Community College, for instance, that bill is currently a little over $ 3,000 for a full - time student.
At 3 p.m., Cuomo holds a ceremonial bill signing of a measure to improve access to and coverage for breast cancer screening, Finger Lakes Community College — Victor Campus, 200 Victor Heights Pkwy., Victor.
The commission also includes: Dall Forsythe, a former state budget director; Jim Wetzler, a former state tax commissioner; Heather Briccetti, the president and C.E.O. of the New York State Business Council; Bill Rudin, a senior advisor at Brown & Weinraub; Jack Quinn, the former congressman and president of Erie Community College; and Denis M. Hughes, former president of NYS AFL - CIO.
When he visited Syracuse University in February, he held a brief press conference about the Reducing Educational Debt Act, a bill that would make the first two years of community college free, allow student loan borrowers to refinance at lower rates and increase the number of Pell Grants, which, unlike loans, do not have to be paid back.
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — After an occasionally heated debate, a divided legislature voted on an 11th hour bill requiring the county to be charged back for $ 1.6 million in community college costs for the year of 2012, removing the obligation from the towns for that year.
Every time an Erie County resident goes to a community college, other than ECC, the host county sends a bill, commonly referred to as a «chargeback,» to Erie County.
Every time a student from Erie County attends another county's community college we get a bill from the other county.
At the Bronx Community College mayoral forum, other candidates — including fellow Democrat and city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio — said Weiner is distracting people from the issues.
The former Democratic presidential nominee rallied with Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City for a ceremonial bill signing of the scholarship for poor and middle - class students.
This bill would require the governing boards of each community college district, the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the «I'm often asked on dating apps if I'm clean.
In Maryland, Gov. Larry Hogan has signed a bill that will make community college free for qualifying families.
And President Clinton voiced support for consolidation of programs as he visited a Galesburg, Ill., community college last week to promote his proposed «Middle Class Bill...
It adds a great deal to what Bill Pelz, professor at Herkimer County Community College, Sloan Consortium award winner, and someone with whom any online education specialist should become familiar, calls «Social Presence» and «Teaching Presence».
In 2014, Tennessee governor Bill Haslam, a Republican, created the Tennessee Promise, which uses lottery funds to cover tuition and fees not covered by the Pell grant or other state assistance to make two years of community college more affordable for all Tennessean high - school graduates.
When working for Bill Trueheart, Ed.D.» 79, and Julie Englund, Ed.D.» 84, at Achieving the Dream, a national reform network of community colleges, she «fell in love with the social justice mission of community colleges
In Maryland, Gov. Larry Hogan has signed a bill that will make community college free.
The «unlikely allies» who will be onstage with me sharing their experiences include Bill Hammond, CEO, Texas Association of Business; Richard Rhodes, President / CEO, Austin Community College; Jean Clements, President, Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association; and Mary Ellen Elia, Commissioner of Education, New York State Education Commission (formerly of Hillsborough).
Alarmed that as many as 80 percent of community college students were taking remedial classes, lawmakers had recently passed a bill that required Kentucky to write new, better K - 12 standards and tests.
During a January trip to Tennessee on Air Force One for the announcement of a community college initiative, for example, Alexander explained his plan to the president, and made a request: He didn't want the president to threaten to veto the bill he was negotiating with Murray.
Gov. Bill Haslam, in his final State of the State address before seeking re-election this fall, unveiled a plan Monday night to waive tuition for students at community colleges and technology centers.
«This year approximately 20,000 Washington high school graduates going directly into public higher education institutions had to enroll in remedial courses, costing students money and time and reducing the chance they will earn a degree» said Bill Moore, Core to College Alignment Director at the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.
Earlier this year, Sen. Bill Dodd, D - Napa, introduced legislation that would have authorized California community colleges to offer teacher credentialing programs in an effort to attract people who are interested in teaching, but who can not afford CSU tuition or who live too far from one.
Under a proposed bill headed to the governor's desk that passed unanimously in the state Legislature, many more Community College students may soon avoid remedial courses by taking college - level courses that prepare them for a degree or transfer to a four - year univCollege students may soon avoid remedial courses by taking college - level courses that prepare them for a degree or transfer to a four - year univcollege - level courses that prepare them for a degree or transfer to a four - year university.
If signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown, Assembly Bill 19 would allow for an estimated 19,000 additional students to take advantage of the state's generous subsidies for community college students — irrespective of their financial need — under a new program called California College Pcollege students — irrespective of their financial need — under a new program called California College PCollege Promise.
Board of Regents chancellor John Morgan speaks at a working lunch with Governor Bill Haslam and community college presidents in August.
The bill would eliminate from the calculation subsidies the district pays to provide adult education, community college programs, tax assessment and collection, amid other new exclusions.
EL partners with districts and charter boards to open new college - preparatory high schools in low - income communities, using start - up professional development funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
In recent years community colleges have gained meaningful support — from the federal government and from a good number of philanthropic organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Lumina Foundation — to develop important initiatives geared toward helping students earn credentials that have labor - market value.
Prominent foundations such as Lumina, Kellogg and Ford have begun focusing on community colleges, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced it would spend up to half a billion dollars over the next four years on a college completion initiative.
Sponsors of the bill said unlike Teaching Fellows, the proposed program would accept high school students, current university or community college students, and those looking to make a lateral entry.
Awaiting Gov. Larry Hogan's signature is a General Assembly bill, deemed a «compromise,» that would enable low and middle - income students to attend community college in Maryland with no tuition costs.
Despite high graduation rates and increases in awarded degrees, a bill in the Senate looks to give Florida's Community College System a governing facelift.
With Alexander's nearly 400 - page draft bill, «Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2015,» under scrutiny, and in advance of congressional hearings next week, NSBA calls for a comprehensive, strategic reauthorization of ESEA that provides school districts with the flexibility and funding essential to support local community public schools and our nation's public schoolchildren.
Cover the cost of tuition with an income - based payment plan post-graduation: In July, Oregon passed a bill that allows students to attend a community college or public university at no cost if they agree to pay a certain portion of their income after they graduate.
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