Sentences with phrase «higher education aid»

Representative Mike Peifer, who represents parts of Pike and Wayne counties in Pennsylvania, is poised to become the next chairman of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), a state agency that provides higher education aid and services student loans for students in Pennsylvania and across the country, according to the Standard Speaker.

Moreover, in the spring of 2004, he signed a bill that will provide state higher education aid directly to students in the form of a voucher for use at the schools of their choice.

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«An excise tax on the endowments of some private colleges and universities, regardless of how many or how few institutions it affects, is a remarkably bad idea that takes money that would otherwise be used for student aid, research, and faculty salaries and sends it to the Department of the Treasury to finance corporate tax cuts,» said Ted Mitchell, president of the American Council on Education, a higher education traEducation, a higher education traeducation trade group.

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Vocado works with thousands of financial aid sources to optimize funding for any type of higher education learning model.

As long as you (as the parent) are the account owner and your child is a dependent, the savings in a 529 will have a much lower impact on financial aid for higher education than a different type of account opened in your child's name.

If this image is adopted, it should also aid in closing the gap that now so often exists between ministers and teachers of religion in higher education.

In the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, the President will seek legislation allocating financial aid based upon these college ratings by 2018, once the ratings system is well established.

In an essay for the Chronicle of Higher Education — my industry's trade journal — Penn's Peter Conn argues that the regional accrediting agencies, which hold the keys to federal student aid, should under no circumstances give religious colleges and universities their imprimatur.

The skyrocketing costs of higher education coupled with declining sources of financial aid have made state colleges and universities the only option for many students, including some from families with relatively high incomes.

No mandated national coaching education program exists in the United States for youth sports (we are the only major sporting country without such a requirement), and the requirements for high school coaches vary from state to state, with some requiring only first aid and CPR certification.

No mandated national coaching education program exists in the United States for youth sports, and the requirements for high school coaches vary from state to state, with some requiring only first aid and CPR certification.

Revised Statute 167.273 (1990) makes available additional state aid to local school districts for a program of parent education established in one or more high school that service pregnant teens and teen parents enrolled as pupils in the district.

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The foundation aid increase backed by the Assembly stands at $ 1.2 billion, a figure backed by public education advocates who say the state is not spending enough on poor and high - needs school districts.

Cuomo has insisted that extending high rates on wealthy earners is a key piece of his budget, which also includes a $ 961 million spending increase for education aid and a $ 163 million plan to phase out college tuition costs at state and city universities for those who earn less than $ 125,000.

The Governor prioritized education spending in his budget proposal, including growth that is twice what would be allowed under the cap.9 To truly prioritize education the State should reform the Foundation Aid formula to ensure the highest needs districts are properly funded without unnecessarily sending aid to the wealthiest districAid formula to ensure the highest needs districts are properly funded without unnecessarily sending aid to the wealthiest districaid to the wealthiest districts.

The Executive Budget justifies the elimination of Bundy Aid by replacing it with new funding for the Higher Education Capital (HECap) Matching Grant Program.

He added later: «On the legislative agenda side, we'll reduce middle class taxes, we'll have a historic high in education aid.»

«Under Governor Cuomo, state education aid has increased by $ 6.2 billion or 32 percent over six years, about 70 percent of which goes straight to high - needs schools.

Cuomo administration officials said the governor's plan does not take dollars away from low - income students and will allow even more low - income families to take advantage of state and federal financial aid that's available for higher education.

The Higher Education Services Corporation, which runs the state's Excelsior Scholarship, Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and other financial aid programs, would get an increase of $ 80 million — 7.3 percent — to $ 1.18 billion.

Sponsored by Assemblymember Carmen De La Rosa of Manhattan, the measure would allow students brought into the country as children to seek state financial aid for higher education, including the Excelsior Scholarship program that makes tuition at state colleges free for low - income and middle - class students.

There are 13 high schools under the domain of the local education authority, 12 of which are either comprehensive, foundation or voluntary - aided, and one city academy.

Haynes says what is driving the enrollment decline are restrictions on financial aid, increased competition from four - year State schools, the effects of an improving economy, and media coverage questioning the value of higher education.

Along with the reduced bump in aid to K - 12 schools, Cuomo called for a modest 1 percent increase in higher education spending, a 3 percent increase in health care and 14 percent hike on big - ticket capital projects.

Selecting the Working Families Party ballot line specifically would contribute to the passage of the state's DREAM Act, which would qualify undocumented youth who meet in - state tuition requirements to access state financial aid and scholarships for higher education.

Without the $ 440 million from tobacco, his proposed deep cuts to school aid and higher education funding would only get more painful.

But Democrats, who run the Assembly, continue to argue that most increased education funding should go to the highest - need schools, which would happen if it were put in the «foundation» funding pot by which most state aid is allocated, and which also was cut drastically during the economic downturn.

He also promised to continue to enact the Dream Act, to offer college aid to children of immigrants in the country illegally, hold down the state's near highest in the nation property taxes, and to make New York's education system the best in the nation.

Assemblymember Deborah Glick, a Manhattan Democrat and chair of the Committee on Higher Education, said that funds would have been better allocated to operating aid for CUNY, but did not think there was anything inappropriate about the governor requesting support from members of the system.

And education advocates and their legislative allies (mostly Democrats) are calling for the governor to increase public education aid, noting the gap between high - needs and wealthy districts is growing ever wider.

Both proposals are more than Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan of a $ 1.1 billion spending hike for education aid, with much of that money tied to approving the governor's policy proposals, including bonus pay for high - performing teachers and a strengthening of charter schools.

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This actually gives students more aid to be able to access higher education.

PS 179: Technology upgrade for underserved school ($ 115,000): 27 SmartBoards for high - needs school to aid learning for English language learners, special education and gifted students.

«We've seen the failure, unfortunately, of state aid to keep up expenses that are affecting all of higher education,» Dullea said.

An analysis by AQE found Cuomo's proposed cuts in operating aid average $ 773 per pupil in the 30 urban and suburban school districts classified as «high - need» by the State Education Department that have the greatest concentration of black and Hispanic students.

The increase to education includes $ 338 million in the Foundation Aid districts receive, along with funding to expand pre-K and after - school care in high - needs districts.

«For most students, access to higher education is dependent on their ability to obtain financial aid,» said Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Chair of the Higher Education Commhigher education is dependent on their ability to obtain financial aid,» said Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Chair of the Higher Education Ceducation is dependent on their ability to obtain financial aid,» said Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Chair of the Higher Education CommHigher Education CEducation Committee.

The groups called for a return to higher rates for top income earners, more spending on education and municipal aid — which they said would keep locally imposed property taxes in check — as well as increased oversight of several business tax credit programs.

The President's pilot program is allowed, according to the Administration, because of a provision in the Higher Education Act that allows the Education Department to study the effectiveness of a student - aid program without approval from Congress.

The legislation would allow undocumented students who meet in - state tuition requirements to access state financial aid and scholarships for higher education.

Guillermo Linares — a former assemblyman and city councilman — will head the state Higher Education Services Corp., which reviews and distributes $ 1 billion in tuition assistance and financial aid to 370,000 college students.

In addition to member items, Paterson also vetoed about $ 530 million on spending on aid for schools and higher education.

A $ 5 million «Graduate to Homeownership» program would aid recent graduates, whether from online or bricks - and - mortar higher education programs, in buying first homes, especially in upstate cities.

The critical report is part of the Alliance for Quality Education's multi-year campaign to get billions more in school aid for districts like Utica that suffer from high poverty rates.

Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has proposed extending aid for higher education in New York State to illegal immigrants.

Along with a 3 percent increase in aid to K — 12 schools, Cuomo called for a 1 percent increase in higher education spending, a 3 percent increase in health care and 14 percent on big - ticket capital projects.

There does appear to be a deal in place to increase education aid significantly, and the Legislature was trying to bump the figure even higher than Gov. Cuomo's $ 1 billion addition.