Sentences with phrase «as free college tuition»

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo scored a major policy victory in this year's budget with the passage of his Excelsior Scholarship program, which most news accounts described simply as free college tuition for middle - class students.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says state leaders could delay high - profile budget ideas such as free college tuition for middleclass students because of uncertainty in Washington.

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But unlike other private liberal arts colleges with large endowments, C of O, as it's often called, has accumulated its endowment all while offering four - year degrees to students tuition free.

She may also try to address the skills gap of U.S. workers by pushing for educational incentives, such as free tuition for some kinds of college education, as President Obama has proposed.

New York residents entering the state's public two - and four - year colleges are able to apply starting today for the new Excelsior Scholarship and, depending upon eligibility, could attend school tuition - free beginning as soon as the fall semester.

As a result of a free college tuition program, at least some of Tennessee's four - year colleges have faced declining enrollment, as more students use community college as a steppingstone to a four - year degreAs a result of a free college tuition program, at least some of Tennessee's four - year colleges have faced declining enrollment, as more students use community college as a steppingstone to a four - year degreas more students use community college as a steppingstone to a four - year degreas a steppingstone to a four - year degree.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday in Albany during a reception at the executive mansion pledged to push for a long - stalled effort to increase the age of criminal responsibility in New York as well as his own proposal to provide free tuition at public colleges and universities.

The timing of the Excelsior Scholarship Program has created confusion on college campuses around the state as students and their parents submit deposits on so - called «decision day» without knowing if they've qualified for the first - in - the - nation free tuition plan.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins is using Gov. Andrew Cuomo's free college tuition plan as yet another example of how much more the governor might be able to accomplish if only his fellow Democrats controlled the upper house.

Cuomo officials Tuesday night said students do not have to carry 15 credit hours per semester to qualify for the free tuition program, so long as they complete 120 hours of credits within four years from when they start college.

Cuomo cited recent accomplishments such as a higher minimum wage, free college tuition and paid family leave as an alternative to the policies emerging on the national level.

Since then, Cuomo has increasingly emphasized liberal policy concerns, pushing successfully for a $ 15 minimum wage phased in downstate, as well as a plan that provides free tuition to public colleges.

Cuomo has supported the idea of tuition - free college in the past, providing scholarship funding for teachers and students going into science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, as well as introducing the idea of the state paying for college courses for inmates, though that proposal met with hostility.

ALBANY — As he gets ready to roll out his agenda for 2017, Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to introduce a proposal for tuition - free two - year college — a move that will make a splash in state education policy and could draw wider attention, with the governor seemingly considering a national run in 2020.

Ride - hailing in upstate cities was a major highlight, as was free college tuition for families that make less than $ 125,000 a year.

Flanagan says he still has questions about the governor's plan to offer free tuition, saying he is concerned that it would not be offered for private colleges as well.

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Cuomo touted legislative achievements such as paid family leave and a $ 15 minimum wage, both of which recently went into effect, as well as free state college tuition, marriage equality and strict gun laws.

Flanagan says he still has questions about the governor's plan to offer free tuition, saying he's concerned that it would not be offered for private colleges as well.

Sponsored by Assemblymember Carmen De La Rosa of Manhattan, the measure would allow students brought into the country as children to seek state financial aid for higher education, including the Excelsior Scholarship program that makes tuition at state colleges free for low - income and middle - class students.

PLATTSBURGH — As details about the state's new free tuition program trickle in, college officials are scrambling to spread the word before the fast - approaching application deadline.

After his re-election in 2014, Cuomo reinvented himself as a full - throated economic populist, pushing through a minimum wage hike and a paid family leave program, and unveiling massive infrastructure spending plans and a proposal for free public college tuition — though he has been light on details about funding.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to give another break to immigrant Dreamers by extending free public college tuition to students who were brought into the United States illegally as kids.

Maria Comella was first brought into the administration to help craft the 2017 State of the State agenda, which included a mix of proposals such as raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York to 18 and a free college tuition program for students whose families earn less than $ 125,000.

Still, DeFrancisco even raised the possibility of the talks on key issues such as raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York to 18 and a plan to provide free tuition to public colleges and universities as going beyond April 1, the start of the fiscal year.

And it's something Gov. Andrew Cuomo believes would be a disaster for the state, assuming billions of dollars in county Medicaid costs just as the state has pulled out of the recession and is trying to spend money on more education aid, free tuition at public colleges and upgrade aging water systems.

And, at the same time at a rally on Tuesday in New York City with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Cuomo touted his own record of success on issues he says are aimed at the middle class, such as reducing property taxes and providing free tuition at public colleges and universities.

Later on, Cuomo's successful push for free public university and college tuition was validated by Sanders — as well as Hillary Clinton herself.

The ad also underscores Sanders» push for a higher minimum wage and tuition - free college, as well as his support for «justice that works for all,» and a «middle - class that must be saved.»

As legislators and education advocates parsed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget in the first of 13 joint hearings, elements of his free tuition proposal came under greater scrutiny, with the governor's office moving to counter concerns about the program's cost, scope and impact on private colleges.

As an elected official I have pranced my way to victory with: the assault rifle ban; marriage equality; the fracking ban; free community college tuition... And I will keep delivering results by fighting in the Senate for all Marylanders.

Flanked by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders — whose «political revolution» had free college education as its cornerstone — Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled his first State of the State proposal: making New York State public colleges tuition - free, in his latest apparent effort to burnish his progressive credentials ahead of a possible 2020 presidential run.

Cuomo's claim comes as he pushes for free public college tuition to students from families in New York state earning less than $ 125,000 a year.

NEW YORK — As New York leaders work to finalize the state budget including Governor Cuomo's landmark tuition - free degree proposal for middle - class families, a policy brief released by The Education Trust — New York reveals that college remains out of reach for lower - income families who would likely not benefit from the Excelsior Scholarship proposal.

With Cuomo's signature, New York will become the first state in the country to fund free tuition for students at community colleges or four - year public institutions, as long as their families make less than $ 125,000 a year.

But now that New York state has its own free state college tuition program, there are questions as to what role Say Yes will play in the future.

Cuomo won his push for a free tuition for public college students from households with incomes of up to $ 125,000 — even as CUNY and SUNY were granted permission to raise their tuitions by $ 200.

Cuomo won his push for free tuition for public college students from households with annual incomes of up to $ 125,000 — even as CUNY and SUNY were granted permission to raise their tuitions by $ 200 a year.

He again defended his spending plan as fashioned for the middle class, especially with proposals like free tuition for qualifying students at public colleges.

Mr. Cuomo has remained a polarizing figure, particularly among Democratic activists, even as he has increasingly shifted leftward in recent years, enacting a minimum - wage increase, paid family leave and free college tuition scholarships for middle - class families.

Cuomo's campaign website highlights issues such as same - sex marriage, $ 15 minimum wage, and tuition - free college.

NEW YORK CITY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a deal late Friday to pass the $ 153.1 billion state budget, which includes free college tuition for some students and a bill to end New York's practice of charging nonviolent 16 - and 17 - year olds as adults.

Flanagan said he still has questions about the governor's plan to offer free tuition, saying he's concerned that it would not be offered for private colleges as well.

The governor said progressive victories in New York during his first two terms — including the legalization of same - sex marriage, enactment of a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage and a free public college tuition program for some students — could serve as a blueprint for the rest of the country.

It also includes Cuomo's $ 163 million plan to make state college tuition free for middle - class students, a proposal to permit ride - hailing services Uber and Lyft expand into upstate New York and the end of the state's practice of routinely prosecuting and incarcerating 16 - and 17 - year - olds as adults.

The governor says the money is needed to pay for a middle class tax cut, agreed to last year and which is scheduled to begin phasing in later this year, as well as a plan to provide free tuition at public colleges for New Yorkers earning less than $ 125,000 a year and to spend more on public schools.

NCCC student Derek Pew said he viewed the free tuition plan as a «great idea,» as long as it's properly funded and colleges aren't forced to cut back on offerings and services.

More recently, he has outlined massive infrastructure spending plans as well as a proposal for free public college tuition — though he has yet to provide full accounting of where the funding for these programs will come from.

And regarding the free college tuition plan, Little said she was concerned how the proposal would affect private colleges, including Paul Smiths, which serve as economic engines of the community.

Cuomo touted his plan to give some public college students free tuition and extending after - school programs at public schools, as well as a doubling of a state child care tax credit for more than 200,000 people.