Sentences with phrase «grant access to college»

Other Breakthrough Schools are exploring multi-age classrooms with student groupings based on skill level; community partnerships that give students real - world, interest - driven education opportunities; and accelerated pathways, allowing students to complete high school content by grade 10, granting them access to college credits in grades 11 and 12.

Not exact matches

On Tuesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced up to $ 500,000 in state grants to increase college access for 2016 high school graduates.

And even knowing this, I will continue to fight for expanded access to higher education for low and middle - income students by: • Strengthening Pell Grants, student aid, student access, and minority serving institutions; • Reducing red tape for students and graduates; • Removing barriers for non-traditional students; and • Empowering consumers through «sunshine» and transparency in college costs & accreditation.

The college's connection with City University of New York and her research associate title at the Hayden Planetarium help her win grants, and she has access to the infrastructure to get her work done.

A team led by City College physicist Hern» an A. Makse was legally granted access to two massive big datasets: all the phone calls of the entire population of Mexico for three months and the banking information of a subset of people.

«High school students with disabilities are often unprepared for the challenges of gaining access to college or the workforce,» said Elaine E. Katz, senior vice president of Grants and Communications at Kessler Foundation.

In the postsecondary space, the Gates Foundation made a number of grants — both directly and through NGLC — to intriguing ventures with the potential to improve education dramatically, including some of my disruptive favorites: start - up MyCollege Foundation, which will establish a non-profit college that blends adaptive online learning solutions with other services at a low cost; University of the People, the world's first tuition - free, non-profit, online academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally; New Charter University, a competency - based university that charges only $ 199 per month for students seeking a degree and for which NGLC will fund a research study of its online students and a comparative one of students enrolled in a blended - learning environment delivered through a partnership with the Community College of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course fcollege that blends adaptive online learning solutions with other services at a low cost; University of the People, the world's first tuition - free, non-profit, online academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally; New Charter University, a competency - based university that charges only $ 199 per month for students seeking a degree and for which NGLC will fund a research study of its online students and a comparative one of students enrolled in a blended - learning environment delivered through a partnership with the Community College of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course fCollege of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course for edX.

Understanding Barriers and Examining Interventions: A Project to Study Postsecondary Access and Success Using State Administrative Data will be supported by a $ 1.6 million grant, part of the foundation's Postsecondary Success initiative to improve college enrollment and completion rates in America.

Since 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has invested nearly $ 4 billion in grants and scholarships to increase opportunity in the U.S. by improving high school graduation and college readiness rates, and expanding access to college.

The Academic Competitiveness Grants for college freshmen and sophomores and the National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent, or SMART, grant...

Not all colleges and universities are eligible to participate and others opted not to; the benefit is restricted to students with low and middle incomes; and many students eligible for gratuidad already had access to generous amounts of government - issued grants and scholarships.

Federal policy plays an important role in the financing of postsecondary education at institutions by providing grants to low - income students and access to loans to all students, in both cases on similar terms regardless of whether the funds are to be spent at a public, for - profit, or private, non-profit college.

Raise the bar by ensuring that every Pell Grant recipient has access to a minimum of 20 hours per week of on - campus employment: they will gladly work to earn the support, and increased college contact has positive benefits for their academic progress as well.

In the 1980s, the maximum Pell Grant — the money the federal money gives to low - income students to attend college — covered more than half the cost of a four - year public school, according to The Institute for College Access and Success, a think tank focused on college affordacollege — covered more than half the cost of a four - year public school, according to The Institute for College Access and Success, a think tank focused on college affordaCollege Access and Success, a think tank focused on college affordacollege affordability.

In addition to McCleary, other education issues will include expanding capacity for high quality early learning programs and fully supporting the State Need Grant to increase college access.

Grant's work focuses on empirical policy analysis and program evaluation related to high school - to - college transitions and public policy related to postsecondary access.

On Friday, the Obama administration announced an experimental program that will give up to 10,000 low - income students access to federal Pell grants to take college courses while still in high school.

MCAN is seeking high schools with a strong commitment from the building principal, school counseling team, and dedicated college and career readiness staff to move the needle on key college access metrics for the Reach Higher High School grant.

Implementation Grants of up to $ 60,000 over two years ($ 30,000 annually) are available to launch and support community - based Local College Access Networks (LCANs).

«The funds provided by Reach Higher System Impact Grants will provide the resources necessary for schools to implement bold changes to help their students prepare for a college education and future careers,» said Brandy Johnson, executive director of the Michigan College Access Ncollege education and future careers,» said Brandy Johnson, executive director of the Michigan College Access NCollege Access Network.

MCAN provides planning, implementation and continuous improvement grants to support college - access and - success initiatives.

North Branch High School received the Cardinal Award due to their school - wide approach to promoting college access including strong participation in the virtual college fair, engagement in statewide campaigns including «Michigan College Month,» success with the Reach Higher grant program, and embedding a new college adviser in an already successful college access including strong participation in the virtual college fair, engagement in statewide campaigns including «Michigan College Month,» success with the Reach Higher grant program, and embedding a new college adviser in an already successful college fair, engagement in statewide campaigns including «Michigan College Month,» success with the Reach Higher grant program, and embedding a new college adviser in an already successful College Month,» success with the Reach Higher grant program, and embedding a new college adviser in an already successful college adviser in an already successful system.

«Last year was the first year for Reach Higher grants, and they created the push we needed to help develop these goals inside Michigan high schools,» said Brandy Johnson, executive director of the Michigan College Access Network.

«This grant allows an important education component to ensuring Michigan's lawmakers know the importance of postsecondary education, as well understanding the efforts on the ground within the communities they represent,» said Brandy Johnson, executive director of the Michigan College Access Network.

The grants are being offered by the Michigan College Access Network to help achieve its goal of increasing the percentage of Michigan residents with degrees or postsecondary certificates to 60 percent by the year 2025.

«The State Member Adovocacy Grant will allow us to focus more resources on raising awareness to increase college access and preparedness opportunities throughout the state.»

«The Innovative Program Grants will help to strengthen college readiness and participation on a local level,» said Brandy Johnson, executive director, Michigan College Access Ncollege readiness and participation on a local level,» said Brandy Johnson, executive director, Michigan College Access NCollege Access Network.

That year Florida legislators and Governor Bush used FCAT to set in motion what we have today — a high - stakes test that is not transparent, no longer nationally norm referenced, not used to grant or deny access to any college or university yet is used to condemn and label third graders as losers.

Jan. 10, 2018 - LANSING, Mich. — The National College Access Network (NCAN) has awarded the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) a State Member Advocacy Grant to help bolster efforts to educate legislators and support policies that strengthen education and postsecondary efforts.

By making almost $ 150 billion in cuts to grant aid, student loans and work study, the budget would increase the debt of millions of students and make it harder for many to repay — thereby further reducing college access and upward mobility for college graduates, particularly those who come from less affluent families.

Prior to leading City Year — Columbus, she served as the director of development and public relations for I Know I Can, a college access organization, where she oversaw all fundraising activities to realize an annual budget of $ 4 million and the allocation of $ 1.2 million in grants and scholarships.

He currently serves as a Co-PI for an i - 3 grant entitled, Using Data to Inform College Access Programming being implemented in low - income high priority schools in Pennsylvania and Kentucky; and manages the development of a longitudinal data solution that integrates data to help educators make informed decisions regarding student achievement and college access and sCollege Access Programming being implemented in low - income high priority schools in Pennsylvania and Kentucky; and manages the development of a longitudinal data solution that integrates data to help educators make informed decisions regarding student achievement and college access and suAccess Programming being implemented in low - income high priority schools in Pennsylvania and Kentucky; and manages the development of a longitudinal data solution that integrates data to help educators make informed decisions regarding student achievement and college access and scollege access and suaccess and success.

Year 2: Reach Higher High School Renewal Grant MCAN is seeking high schools with a strong commitment from the building principal, school counseling team, and dedicated college and career readiness staff to move the needle on key college access metrics for the Reach Higher High School Renewal gGrant MCAN is seeking high schools with a strong commitment from the building principal, school counseling team, and dedicated college and career readiness staff to move the needle on key college access metrics for the Reach Higher High School Renewal grantgrant.

In addition to utilizing Charting the Course in their college access strategies, communities in Michigan are encouraged to apply for grants available through MCAN and participate in learning opportunities via webinars and the annual Michigan College Access Network confcollege access strategies, communities in Michigan are encouraged to apply for grants available through MCAN and participate in learning opportunities via webinars and the annual Michigan College Access Network confeaccess strategies, communities in Michigan are encouraged to apply for grants available through MCAN and participate in learning opportunities via webinars and the annual Michigan College Access Network confCollege Access Network confeAccess Network conference.

In 2010, the E3 Alliance received a grant from TG on behalf of the Austin College Access Network (ACAN) to develop community ‐ based, collaborative strategies to increase college student persistence and success in CentralCollege Access Network (ACAN) to develop community ‐ based, collaborative strategies to increase college student persistence and success in Centralcollege student persistence and success in Central Texas.

«These grants help create equitable access to opportunities to earn college credit while in high school,» said Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education, in a statement.

While MCAN's primary strategy to achieving Goal 2025 remains the development and support of Local College Access Networks, MCAN will now also provide grant funding to direct service programs for innovative work in support of the Big Goal.

LANSING, Mich. - July 21, 2015 - The Kresge Foundation approved a $ 1.1 million grant for the Michigan College Access Network to continue its work improving the number of Michigan residents pursuing and succeeding in postsecondary education.

MCAN is seeking high schools with a strong commitment from the building principal, school counseling team, and dedicated college and career readiness staff to move the needle on key college access metrics for the Reach Higher High School Renewal grant.

The grant will support several existing programs furthering college access in Michigan, including the new effort AdviseMI, which connects high school students with well - trained college advisers to help students navigate the college exploration process.

: It's interesting to me that he didn't go after Pell grants directly, more of a back door whack at college access for low - income students.

Meredith: It's interesting to me that he didn't go after Pell grants directly, more of a back door whack at college access for low - income students.

These policies included a proposed federal budget that cut millions of dollars for HBCUs and college access programs that help send low - income and first - generation students to HBCUs and other institutions, and $ 3.9 billion from Pell Grants, which a majority of HBCU students rely on to pay for tuition.

But it is worth noting that the department also took quick action to implement a bipartisan initiative to help low - and moderate - income college students get year - round access to Pell grants, after Congress approved the measure.

Most colleges can't keep their doors open without an accreditor's seal of approval, which is needed to get students access to federal loans and grants.

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The Tennessee College Access and Success Network (TCASN) is thrilled to announce that we have received one federal policy advocacy grant and one state policy advocacy grant from the National College Access Network (NCAN), each in the amount of $ 40,000 over a two - year period.

«Pell Grants provide access to college for low - income students who might not otherwise attend.

January 16 With a $ 1.5 million grant, Florida College Access Network to support regional networks that build a college - going culture and lay out clear paths to postsecondary edCollege Access Network to support regional networks that build a college - going culture and lay out clear paths to postsecondary edcollege - going culture and lay out clear paths to postsecondary education

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