Sentences with phrase «creating tuition scholarships»

While the teaching fellows program is coming to an end, House lawmakers passed a bill this session that would create another tuition scholarship program aimed at getting high achieving students committed to teaching in North Carolina into hard to staff schools and subject areas.

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In his seven years as president, President Houshmand has implemented many programs and initiatives to decrease the cost of higher education, including creating a $ 25,000, four - year bachelor's degree program, awarding more than $ 27 million annually in scholarship funds and waivers, and committing to capping tuition and fee increases at or lower than the rate of inflation for his tenure.

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.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill earlier this month and created a scholarship program that makes state public universities tuition - free for families making up to $ 125,000 annually.

At LaGuardia Community College in Queens, the governor revealed he would ask the State Legislature to allocate $ 163 million to create the «Excelsior Scholarship,» which will offer free tuition full - time State University of New York and City University of New York students from households earning up to $ 125,000 per year.

years; exempts vehicles owned by firefighter first responders used in the performance of duty from motor vehicle registration fees and vehicle use taxes; authorizes local volunteer fire companies and ambulance companies to offset the cost of health insurance for their volunteers through the use of funds collected from a 2 percent fire insurance premium tax from out - of - state insurers; allows fire companies to select up to three candidates to participate in the state's college tuition assistance program, known as Volunteer Recruitment Service Scholarships; and directs the state Higher Education Services Corp. to create a volunteer recruitment service college loan forgiveness program.

He has also proposed extending college tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants — a proposal known as the Dream Act — as well as creating a new tax credit to offset donations to private and parochial school scholarship funds and public schools.

The Act would allow undocumented immigrant students to apply for state tuition assistance, expand access to the State's 529 College Savings Program, and create a private scholarship fund available to undocumented students.

The Kalamazoo Promise, a full - tuition scholarship program announced in 2005, created a stir in the city when it launched the following year.

The budget also creates the Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship, which will give approximately 13,000 special needs children scholarships that can be used to pay for private school tuition, to defer the costs of attending an out - of - district public school, or for other services.

The plan vastly expands school choice opportunities in PA by creating an Opportunity Scholarship Program, which would provide tuition assistance for eligible students to attend a public or non-public school of their choice.

Created in 2015, the Special Needs ESA allows students who have an Individualized Education Plan to receive a scholarship that can be used by parents on a variety of education expenses, including tuition and fees, textbooks, therapy, online curriculum, etc..

State lawmakers created a school voucher scheme in 2013 as part of the state budget, setting up «opportunity scholarships» of $ 4,200 that 2,400 children from low - income families could use to pay for tuition at completely unaccountable private or religious schools.

Creates reading scholarship accounts which may be used for tuition, summer programs, tutoring and / or student services or to a college savings account.

Introduced by Representative Lloyd Smucker (R - PA), this bill would create a tuition tax credit program by providing a tax credit to individuals and corporations that give money to scholarship granting organizations to that provide vouchers to K - 12 students.

The proposal creates a $ 150 million program to provide tax credits for the following: donations to scholarships for low - and middle - income students to attend non-public schools or public schools outside of their home districts; donations to public school educational improvement programs such as prekindergarten and afterschool activities; eligible tuition expenses; and teacher expenses, up to $ 200, for the purchase of classroom supplies and materials.

We have created the largest network of IB schools in the country, and become the first city in the country to offer free tuition to community college for all high school graduates with a B average or better through the Chicago STAR scholarship.

Achieving LEED Platinum status illustrates Cooper Union's enduring dedication to creating exceptional academic facilities for its talented students and faculty, while we maintain the college's traditions of scholarly excellence and providing a full tuition scholarship to every student.»

As part of the agreement the board of trustees will create a «Free Education Committee» charged with developing a strategic plan aimed at returning The Cooper Union to a full - tuition scholarship model, while maintaining «Cooper Union's strong reputation for academic quality within its Art, Architecture and Engineering programs at their historical levels of enrollment.»

In 2012 the Louisiana Legislature created a program which allows tax benefits to those who donate to a Student Tuition Organization (STO) that makes scholarships available to low - income students.