Sentences with phrase «for college tuition assistance»

His budget commits $ 50 million for college tuition assistance, with the goal of having free community college in three years.

Protesters at a march in Hicksville on Saturday challenged Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to include millions of dollars in his budget for college tuition assistance to students who entered the country illegally as children.

The pronouncements by the leaders came just a week after the Senate rejected the DREAM Act bill, which would have set aside $ 25 million for college tuition assistance to the children of undocumented immigrants.

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Tuition assistance offered: According to Glassdoor, employees who have worked at Fidelity for at least six months can earn up to $ 10,000 per year for work - related courses at an accredited college or university.

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.

Same argument goes with rewarding people here illegally with tuition assistance when we're not helping our own kids enough pay for college.

The budget legislation keeps taxes flat, increases public education spending by $ 1 million, raises college tuition assistance and invests $ 2.5 billion in upgrades for the state's aging water infrastructure.

Would make students without lawful immigration status eligible for the Excelsior Scholarship, the Tuition Assistance Program, the Enhanced Tuition Award, and other State financial assistance programs offered to college students who are New York State Assistance Program, the Enhanced Tuition Award, and other State financial assistance programs offered to college students who are New York State assistance programs offered to college students who are New York State residents.

Until now, needy rabbinical college students in undergraduate institutions were eligible for federal «Pell grants» to help defer the costs of tuition, but not for New York State tuition assistance grants.

ALBANY — As a result of several years of efforts by Agudath Israel of America and the unwavering support of New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, it appears that rabbinical college students in New York State will, for the first time ever, be eligible to receive Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) grants.

Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said earlier Monday that «it's not looking good» for getting the DREAM Act, which would provide college tuition assistance to the children of undocumented immigrants, and the tax credit, which would incentivize donations to groups that boost public and private education, in the final budget.

The measure, which is separate from federal legislation and would apply only to New York state, would allow undocumented students to be eligible for funds from the state's Tuition Assistance Program if they attended high school in New York state or received a general equivalency diploma and have applied to a college or university within the state.

The budget largely keeps taxes flat, increases public education spending by $ 1 million, raises college tuition assistance and invests $ 2.5 billion in upgrades for the state's aging water infrastructure.

The measure would give undocumented immigrants access to the tuition assistance propgram and other forms of financial aid for college.

Republicans in the State Senate don't plan on budging when it comes to raising the age of criminal responsibility and providing tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants for college.

While middle - class families earning adjusted gross incomes more than $ 65,000 who now qualify for little in state tuition assistance would benefit, the state's private colleges and universities may be at a disadvantage, said Research Director E.J. McMahon.

In hopes of breaking the logjam, Cuomo tied the tax credit to passage of a state DREAM Act that would allow for state tuition assistance money to go to the college kids of undocumented immigrants.

Providing more and better college tuition assistance for middle class families is an important step in our knowledge - based economy,» Higgins, the congressman from Buffalo, said.

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.

«When I served on the college Board of Trustees, as well as being in student government, there were a lot of things going on at the state level that I advocated for, such as student tuition [assistance] and transportation.

Asked how he could represent a large Latino population, Mr. Perkins initially responded in Spanish before highlighting his support for the Dream Act, which would provide taxpayer - funded college tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants.

Tkaczyk is also criticized for supporting the Dream Act, which provides tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants, with a flier saying she «voted to use your tax dollars to give illegal immigrants free college tuition.»

Anti-poverty activists are urging Cuomo to veto a bill that would allow students at for - profit colleges to get the same kind of tuition assistance being offered to their non-profit counterparts.

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

«The Senate has been a problem on many of these [progressive] items,» Cuomo said in the video address to the W.F.P., citing a desire for a higher minimum wage, a system of public campaign finance and college tuition assistance for undocumented immigrants.

WBFO's Senior Reporter Eileen Buckley says members of the Medaille College community are being encouraged to write to state lawmakers to consider an increase for the Tuition Assistance Program instead of supporting the tuition - free plan foTuition Assistance Program instead of supporting the tuition - free plan fotuition - free plan for SUNY.

Speaking at a Queens viewing event for President Barack Obama's announcement of a new executive order for immigration reform, Mr. Peralta said that he believed Mr. Cuomo will include the bill — which would grant state tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants attending college in New York — in the spending plan he will present to the legislature next 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.

Undocumented immigrants can currently enroll in colleges and receive in - state tuition at public institutions, but can not apply for need - based tuition assistance programs.

On Thursday, the state Assembly voted 87 - 45 for the DREAM Act, a bill that would open up state - level college tuition assistance to children of immigrants and undocumented immigrants who are in the country illegally.

The vetoes also include $ 419 million in restorations of Paterson's more than $ 1 billion in cuts to school aid and $ 106 million for community colleges and the Tuition Assistance Program.

On one side is the Democrats» minimum wage push, abortion rights, public financing of political campaigns and college tuition assistance for students in the U.S. illegally.

The budget also increases state tuition assistance funding for public and private college students, though not those who are the children of undocumented immigrants.

The budget also increases state tuition assistance funding for public and private college students, though not for those who are the children of undocumented immigrants.

Addabbo, a member of the Senate Education Committee, this year helped secure an extra $ 292 million for city schools, in addition to providing more than $ 31 million for community colleges, and $ 28 million for New York's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP).

In order to qualify for the Tuition Assistance Program, or TAP, a student must first attend community college for two consecutive full - time semesters.

Such legislation includes a bill to make it easier for child sex abuse victims to seek justice as adults, creation of a state DREAM Act to provide state tuition assistance to the college kids of undocumented immigrants and measures to strengthen the state's abortion laws, the Cuomo aide said.

He vows to fight to raise the minimum wage to $ 10.10 an hour and pass an expanded Dream Act to allow immigrants to apply for tuition assistance at state colleges.

The IDC resolution also supports the creation of a state DREAM Act that would give the college kids of undocumented immigrants access to state tuition assistance programs, funding for teacher centers, and Cuomo's push to spend up to $ 1 million on a memorial in New York City honoring «all victims of hate, intolerance, and violence» in the wake of a club shooting in Orlando last year.

Other budget provisions: The budget agreement also includes: an expansion of the state's Tuition Assistance Program for college students and their families; a 12 percent increase in aid to cities and local governments; a $ 3.8 billion transportation bond act; an increase of $ 1.1 billion in aid to schools; and an expansion of the EPIC program, which gives seniors access to reduced - rate prescription drugs.

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.

And he renewed his call for passage of a state DREAM Act that would provide state tuition assistance to the college kids of undocumented immigrants.

She has instead sponsored several bills to expand the state's Tuition Assistance Program and other existing streams of financial aid for college students who are citizens.

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Bill Lipton, New York State director for the Working Families Party, argued CUNY funding intersects with a host of other liberal goals — including passing the DREAM Act, which would make undocumented college students eligible for state tuition assistance.

The governor has offered a tuition assistance proposal, full of questionable cost estimates, restrictive eligibility, and false claims of «free» education for college students.

Dr. Tisch said that among the things she was proudest of was creating alternative pathways to graduation for students who wanted to focus on the arts or a career - related skill, advocating for undocumented students to receive tuition assistance at city and state colleges, and pushing for state oversight of the troubled East Ramapo school district in Rockland County.

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.

Initially a resource for undocumented students from across the state who did not have access to in - state tuition or financial assistance, now the program has grown to a full mentorship program for North Carolina Latinx high school students and their families as they prepare to enter college.

The researchers found that six key policies had been implemented by all five states: adopting academic standards for teaching students about the history and culture of America's indigenous peoples, involving Native Americans on advisory boards, promoting Native American languages through teacher certification, allowing students to learn their native language as part of their education program, and providing tuition assistance for college - bound Native American students.