Sentences with phrase «affordability of college education»

«For struggling families, the affordability of a college education remains a serious challenge.

The affordability of college education has come under increased scrutiny from lawmakers and parents alike.

Not exact matches

Weren't they questioned about: — whether a college education is important for young people to succeed — the affordability of college — whether the higher education system provides a good value for students and their families?

The Excelsior Scholarship could help improve the perception of college affordability, which can itself be a barrier to access, and foster a college - going culture by giving parents and students hope that a postsecondary education is within reach.

And we have created a college affordability program to help all of our young people continue their education.

IDC delivers Raise the Age & historic immigrant legal aid fund in this year's budget State Budget Changes New York for the Better with higher wages, increased education funding & college affordability plans Albany, NY — Members of the Independent -LSB-...]

The budget was adopted a little over a week into the new fiscal year, which begins April 1, after compromises were reached among legislative leaders and Governor Andrew Cuomo on contentious issues such as raising the age of adult criminal responsibility, education aid, a college tuition affordability program, the allocation of large sums of affordable housing monies, and more.

Conversations about access to higher education often focus on affordability issues, but poor academic preparation is an equally significant barrier to success in college, says Long, academic dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Eeducation often focus on affordability issues, but poor academic preparation is an equally significant barrier to success in college, says Long, academic dean at the Harvard Graduate School of EducationEducation.

She is the lead researcher on the Urban Institute's college affordability website and is the author of Student Debt: Rhetoric and Realities of Higher Education Financing and coauthor of Making College Work: Pathways to Success for Disadvantaged Stcollege affordability website and is the author of Student Debt: Rhetoric and Realities of Higher Education Financing and coauthor of Making College Work: Pathways to Success for Disadvantaged StCollege Work: Pathways to Success for Disadvantaged Students.

«Amidst debates about college access and affordability, we think the question of employer needs should sit at the core of higher education conversations.

Starting in 2006, YES began to focus on revising and expanding its «college initiatives» model, expanding and formalizing alumni support networks, collaborating with higher education institutions, and doing more to help students deal with questions of college cost and affordability.

Forty - five percent of those students came from middle and upper income families, according to Out of Pocket: The High Cost of Inadequate High Schools and High School Student Achievement on College Affordability, a new research report from Education Reform Now and Education Post.

The work features young people from across Kentucky sharing their perspectives on continuing their education after high school and touches on a range of themes including: the ACT, rural and urban cultural pulls, parent and teacher support, counseling, and college affordability.

Other areas of focus included college affordability, the ConnectED (PDF) initiative, and comprehensive immigration reform's effect on education.

The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), a nonpartisan organization that provides independent data and policy recommendations to its 16 member states in the southeast, has published new state - specific data on college affordability that paint a damning picture of the General Assembly's record.

Ryan Richman: I teach at Timberlane Regional High School in Plaistow, N.H., and it's wonderful to see you again, Madam Secretary... We've seen in this cycle especially a lot of talk about education, education reform, by a lot of the different candidates, everything from repealing Common Core, to college affordability.

The challenge before the country also mandates a new definition of quality from the perspective of students — so that the education is valuable Read more about Disrupting College: How Disruptive Innovation Can Deliver Quality and Affordability to Postsecondary Education education is valuable Read more about Disrupting College: How Disruptive Innovation Can Deliver Quality and Affordability to Postsecondary Education Education -LSB-...]

It is difficult to predict exactly which policy issues will come to the forefront in the new Congress, but many in Washington expect a number of education policy issues to be addressed, including targeting college access and affordability issues through reauthorization of the Higher Education Aeducation policy issues to be addressed, including targeting college access and affordability issues through reauthorization of the Higher Education AEducation Act (HEA).

Regardless of what anyone thinks about the cost of higher education (and I could write a thousand additional words on the fairness of higher education affordability) the fact of the matter is opportunity for economic security is directly linked to having a college degree or certificate.

Rick Legon, president of the Association of Governing Boards, a national higher education group, said university board members are called upon for more than oversight at a time when college affordability is a concern and public skepticism is increasing.

The debate was held at Eastern Connecticut State University and much of the early discussion focused on college affordability and federal education standards.

College Is No Place for Remedial Education Bloomberg op - ed by Richard Vedder, director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity

Although education is not one of Gwen Moore's (D) congressional priorities, she has lent her support to many of the Democratic initiatives to aid in college affordability.

When it comes to education, Democratic House member Henry Cuellar admits that «the issue of college affordability is extremely pressing.»

Senator Sanders has one of the more well - known stances on higher education debt and college affordability.

Aside from voting favorably for the interest rate reform in 2013, Bill Posey does not focus on college affordability issues, but he has quite a bit to say about the spending of the Department of Education.

One of Al's main focuses in the education issue is college affordability.

Senator Carper recognizes the importance of higher education, and he has «worked to improve college access and affordability.»

The organization delivers a range of programs to Hispanic families and students through community outreach and education, affordability via scholarships, college retention and career opportunities.

The campaign is one part of an ambitious higher education reform plan President Obama unveiled in August, which more controversially included a plan to issue ratings of colleges and universities based on affordability and student outcomes.

The U.S. Department of Education runs a College Affordability and Transparency center, which requires American colleges to submit financial details.