Sentences with phrase «free tuition proposal»

Private university officials, business leaders and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino are asking for Governor Cuomo's free tuition proposal to be withdrawn.

One major hurdle to an on - time budget, DeFrancisco said, is Cuomo's proposal for free public - university tuition.He said the free tuition proposal is just another example of the way Cuomo has pushed for expensive policies that drive out «productive» state residents like business owners and taxpayers.

Scarlet Brown, a 21 - year - old women's studies major at the University at Albany who stands to benefit from the free tuition proposal, said she is thrilled about the reforms lawmakers are pushing.

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.

Long Island would benefit the least under the governor's free tuition proposal, according to a statewide eligibility breakdown released by his office.

Senate Republicans said they still need to examine the details, but their spokesman issued a statement tentatively supporting Cuomo's free tuition proposal, calling it a move in a «positive direction.»

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.

Another Albany newcomer, Lancaster Democratic Assemblymember Monica Wallace says she wants details of the free tuition proposal and more money for elementary and secondary education.

There's a link where email recipients are urged to show their support for the governor's free tuition proposal — a handy way to collect supporters» names for future contact (and perhaps fundraising appeals as the 2018 re-election campaign gears up).

Not exact matches

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 free tuition plan by Cuomo is the first he is rolling out as part of a preview of his 2017 State of the State and budget proposals.

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.

Students are embarrassed because they know that they are listening to and spouting a bundle of scaremongering lies, spin and propaganda about what is, in fact, a funding proposal that makes higher education free at the point of entry and easier to afford than at any time since Labour introduced tuition fees.

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.

While many aspects of the speech have already been leaked, like free tuition for many SUNY and CUNY students and better public cybersecurity, local state legislators are looking for other possible proposals.

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.»

State legislators have introduced a number of proposals for tuition - free programs in recent years, but none have made it out of committee.

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.

The governor was at SUNY Buffalo State yesterday to tout his «free» tuition proposal, but did not hold a so - called «gaggle» with the media to answer off - topic — or even on - topic — questions.

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.

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.

[30] Governor Paterson decided to fully fund a landmark proposal authored by State Assemblyman Greg Ball, creating a tuition remission program for military veterans, offering them free tuition at both SUNY and CUNY institutions.

Entrants will design a mobile app or website that provides information about Cuomo's proposal, the Excelsior Scholarship, that would offer free tuition to CUNY and SUNY schools for students whose families earn no more than $ 125,000 annually.

The winning app or website will be used to promote the tuition - free proposal.

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.

A major hurdle is how to pay for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal for free tuition at state schools for families making under $ 125,000 annually.

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.

The tuition - free proposal is one of the top priorities for Cuomo.

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.

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.

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.

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.)

Then there are the questions that have been raised by lawmakers like Assemblyman James Skoufis, a sponsor of a free SUNY tuition bill in his chamber, who has raised doubts over the cost of Cuomo's proposal.

Seventeen Democrats who represent New York in the House of Representatives endorsed on Monday Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to provide free tuition to SUNY and CUNY schools for qualifying families.

«The number of programs and proposals is likely to grow because free - tuition programs meet several policy priorities of governments, including increasing higher education participation rates to cultivate a trained workforce while maintaining affordability,» the report found.

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.»