Sentences with phrase «nation free tuition program»
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Will New York's first - in - the - nation free tuition program for middle - class college students spread to other states?
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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.
The first - in - the - nation program would provide tuition - free college at SUNYs and CUNYs for families that make $ 125,000 per year or less.
«Governor Cuomo's initiatives — from first - in - the - nation tuition - free college, $ 15 minimum wage and the country's strongest paid family leave program, to historic investments in infrastructure across the state — have overwhelming support from New Yorkers,» he continued.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- About 75,000 people who applied for New York's first - in - the - nation tuition - free college program are finding out whether they will start the fall semester without a tuition bill to pay.
«Governor Cuomo passed a $ 15 minimum wage, the strongest paid family leave program and gun control laws in the nation, banned fracking, raised the age of criminal responsibility, and enacted the first - ever free college tuition program for middle class families.
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signed legislation enacting the nation's first statewide program to provide free college tuition to students attending both two - and four - year public universities.
Such a change would be a cultural shift for an institution whose tuition - free education and esteemed programs in engineering, architecture and art have made it one of the nation's most selective schools, admitting 5 percent to 10 percent of applicants annually, depending on the department.