Sentences with phrase «college tuition proposal»

Governor Andrew Cuomo's free college tuition proposal raises a boatload of questions about cost, eligibility and justification — although it isn't too difficult to guess at winners and losers.

The NYT hails Cuomo's free college tuition proposal, but notes some believe he's lowballing the cost and says the Legislature «has a responsibility» to make sure that the plan is fully funded «without hurting the university system.»

More than 30 members of the state Assembly have signed a budget letter to their Speaker, Carl Heastie, outlining an alternative version of the free college tuition proposal being championed by Governor Andrew Cuomo that they want Heastie to adopt for the chamber.

Notably, the Legislature's budget does not include two major initiatives that the governor had bundled into the emergency legislation: the college tuition proposal and a cap on local property taxes.

Not exact matches

It was also part of a broader proposal for making college more affordable by increasing tax credits for tuition.

In the space of time available to him, of course, Mr. Clinton could offer little more than a hasty outline of this proposal, but he did manage to make clear that what he was referring to was some sort of system whereby American high school (and, as it was to turn out, also college) graduates would exchange some years of service, either as policemen, environmental workers, or offerers of some form of assistance to poor children, in exchange for the government's subsequently paying their college tuition» a kind of GI Bill for non-GIs.

When DeVos used the expression at CPAC, she was referring to an exchange that took place with Senator Bernie Sanders during her confirmation hearing, in which Sanders asked if she supported his proposal for tuition - free public college education and she replied: «I think we also have to consider the fact that there's nothing in life that is truly free — somebody is going to pay for it.»

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.

ALBANY — More than 200,000 New York State college students would get free tuition if they attend a public university or community college in the state and have a family or individual annual income below $ 125,000, according to a budget proposal from Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The governor announced the proposal Tuesday at a community college in Queens alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, who promoted a free college tuition program during his unsuccessful Democratic presidential primary bid this year.

The ad touts Cuomo's proposals to extend college tuition subsidies and attacks unnamed opponents who want to let the millionaires tax expire.

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.

New York could stand out, though, if the governor's proposal included two - year tuition - free college across all public institutions.

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.

Hundreds of thousands of New York students would be able to attend college for free under a proposal announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to make state universities tuition - free for residents earning $ 125,000 or less.

The state legislature's one - house budgets make some changes to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $ 163 million proposal to offer free tuition at public colleges in New York to some middle - class students.

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Sanders, who pushed for free tuition at all U.S. public colleges during his Democratic presidential campaign, called Cuomo's proposal «revolutionary.»

The proposal would keep the status quo when it comes to taxes, add $ 1 billion in new public education spending and include expanded child care tax credits and a new initiative making state college tuition free for students from families earning $ 125,000 or less annually.

A tuition - free two - year college proposal, along with plans to match students with training for available jobs (which has been both an economic and educational priority for the Cuomo administration), could help Cuomo with the portion of the population Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton failed to carry, should he decide to run for president, Gyory said.

Mr. Flanagan said some of his members were also concerned about the impact Mr. Cuomo's tuition program would have on private colleges, among other questions about the proposal.

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I - Vermont) appeared with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Jan. 3, 2017 in Queens to announce a state proposal to make college tuition - free for middle - class families at all SUNY and CUNY two - and four - year colleges.

«I want to see more details of the governor's proposal to understand how this would work, where the funding would come from, when students would qualify for and receive the free tuition and what would happen if a student doesn't complete their college studies,» Little told the Sun in an email.

Under the governor's budget proposal, two of the top items on his wish list — covering state college tuition for hundreds of thousands of low - and middle - income New Yorkers, and a package of tax cuts aimed at the middle class — would be made possible in part by a three - year extension of a higher tax on people who make more than $ 1 million a year, another policy favored by liberals.

Two reports released Thursday urged changes to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's proposal for free tuition at New York State's public colleges and universities — although for widely varied reasons.

A new item for lawmakers will be Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's proposal to make state colleges tuition - free for some families, a plan he announced Tuesday at LaGuardia Community College.

Republicans are against the free tuition proposal in favor of increasing and tweaking income eligibility for all schools in the state, including private institutions, and creating a task force on college affordability.

His proposals for the budget this year grew brasher and more ambitious — free public college tuition!

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to offer free college tuition at New York's SUNY and CUNY schools for families that make less than $ 125,000 has garnered a lot of attention, but not everyone is receptive to the idea.

Speaker Silver says while his Democratic members feel strongly about offering tuition aid to children of immigrants, they do not have a consensus on a proposal by Governor Cuomo, to offer free college to inmates in state prisons.

Cuomo has said he supports the concept but has not taken position on the bill itself, a proposal that would let immigrants who are in the country illegally receive money for college from the state Tuition Assistance Program.

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.

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.

A key proposal to provide a reduction in tuition costs to the state's public colleges and universities is also backed by voters, 60 percent to 37 percent.

For Cuomo's part, he's stuck to policy, especially his proposal to provide free tuition at public colleges and universities to families that earn less than $ 125,000 — a proposal he unveiled with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

The initiative is a proposal to make college tuition - free for New York's middle class families at all SUNY and CUNY two - and - four - year colleges.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration on Wednesday defended legislative critiques of the proposal to phase out tuition costs for state and city colleges.

The presidents of the state and city universities and colleges on Monday endorsed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to provide free tuition costs for families who earn less than $ 125,000 a year.

(The proposal wouldn't apply to those who get free college tuition through Say Yes Buffalo.)

Sen. Fred Akshar released an online survey following a new proposal from Cuomo that looks to provide free college tuition to students of families earning $ 125,000 or less.

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.

The proposal included an appropriation of $ 25 million to open up Tuition Assistance Program money for the students at public and private colleges alike.

Klein's four - pronged proposal, outlined in a report released today, creates tax incentives for families who invest money in 529 college savings accounts, doubles the maximum tax deduction for tuition and creates a pre-paid college savings plan, allowing parents to lock - in lower tuition rates.

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.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a proposal to make college tuition - free for New York's middle class at LaGuardia Community College in college tuition - free for New York's middle class at LaGuardia Community College in College in Queens.

Cuomo made his free college tuition plan a cornerstone of the $ 152 billion state budget proposal he unveiled in January.

Flanagan says he needs to see more details, though, on a proposal to offer free tuition at public colleges to families with incomes up to $ 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.

The final skid off the highway of smooth administration came after a week of furious negotiations, mostly behind closed doors in various corners of the Capitol, about $ 150 - plus billion in spending, the governor's proposal for subsidized tuition at state colleges, and policies regarding charter schools.

But in between his outspoken opposition to Trump (which came very shortly after his outspoken willingness to work with Trump) and his latest proposal of free college tuition, it seems fairly obvious that Cuomo is setting himself up for a run.