Sentences with phrase «tuition aid»

The program will be phased in over three years and also sets aside $ 19 million for tuition aid for students attending private colleges.

He also proposed a $ 63 million increase in supplemental tuition aid at charter schools.

It also boosts tuition aid for students at private colleges.

Among them are an extension of a millionaire's tax, tuition aid for college students and justice reform.

Conversely, supplemental tuition aid is paid by districts but reimbursed by the state.

Another proposal in this budget with broad support: making Pell Grants, which provide tuition aid for low - income students, available year - round.

College Affordability There also appears to be consensus on college affordability, which is likely to include some form of Tuition Assistance Program expansion, but does not include the Dream Act, which would grant tuition aid for undocumented immigrants.

DeFrancisco said there were tentative deals on increasing tuition aid to college students, approving a bond act to protect water infrastructure and allowing ride hailing services like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City.

The Dream Act would provide college tuition aid for the children of undocumented immigrants.

As a part of their Women Empowered program, employees who want to pursue higher education can receive $ 5,200 in tuition aid per year.

Up to 400 students at about 20 nonsectarian private schools are also ineligible for the state tuition aid because of the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision last month to suspend all changes to the program.

There are more landmine up ahead as well, including a likely push from lawmakers in both parties to add more money to the proposed $ 338 million increase in foundation aid and, from Assembly Democrats, opposition to an increase in charter school tuition aid.

Cuomo and the state Legislature have not yet nailed down a budget deal that could include an extension of a tax on millionaires, more tuition aid for middle - class college students and more spending on clean water infrastructure.

Based on a budget bill that surfaced this week, state lawmakers were ready to agree on a more constrained approach providing limited additional tuition aid, including a share for students at private colleges.

Silver added that the Dream Act, a measure that would provide public tuition aid to the children of undocumented immigrants, remains under discussion.

Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein, who is in a ruling coalition with the Republicans, says he's disappointed that two Democrats joined the GOP to vote no on the bill to allow tuition aid for children of undocumented immigrants.

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.

Students at New York's private colleges were able to apply starting today for up to $ 6,000 per year in state tuition aid under the Excelsior Program championed by Cuomo.

Gov. Cuomo picked what could have been a major constitutional showdown with the Legislature by stuffing his budget bills with highly controversial policy changes — including tuition aid for undocumented immigrants, a tax credit for private - school scholarships, tougher teacher evaluations and stronger anti-corruption measures for the lawmakers themselves.

According to a Democratic assemblyman, base tuition aid would stay frozen in the coming school year.

The Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant provides financial assistance to high school students.

«The next question might be Pell grants,» Ms. Robinson said, referring to federal tuition aid for low - and middle - income college students.

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There are tentative deals on increasing tuition aid to college students, approving a bond act to protect water infrastructure and allowing ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City.

The Dream Act is dead for now in New York State, after the State Senate voted down the measure that would have granted college tuition aid to the children of undocumented immigrants.

$ 2 billion for Cal Grants tuition aid for UC and CSU students.

Under this program, individuals receive a tax cut if they donate to a non-profit scholarship fund that gives out private school tuition aid.

Besides, officials said, New York already provides $ 400 million to private colleges, including $ 300 million in tuition aid.

Republicans have campaigned against measures like DREAM Act, which provides tuition aid to undocumented immigrants, in previous cycles and have blocked its passage in the Senate.

The timing could not be more perfect as some of our families our struggling to make ends meet and this money added to our tuition aid assistance program will help make it easier for a number of those families to continue their education at Assumption.

Syracuse University today became the fifth school in Central New York to confirm it's opting out of a new state program that provides tuition aid to students at private colleges and university.

Assembly Democrats also once again approved the Dream Act, which provides college tuition aid to children of undocumented immigrants.

Working with the Republicans, Mr. Cuomo will face a more difficult road in passing some of the liberal agenda items he cited in the campaign, including measures to protect abortion rights, raise the minimum wage, grant tuition aid to undocumented students and provide public financing for political campaigns.

A vote on the Working Families ballot line sends Democrats to Albany who will take action on the issues that are most important to us: passing the Dream Act that will provide our children without documents with the same opportunities for tuition aid that other college students enjoy; giving low - wage workers the raise they deserve; creating affordable and accessible housing for all New Yorkers.

«[To pass] a DREAM Act will provide our children the same opportunities for tuition aid that other college students enjoy.

Cuomo says that he «strongly believes» New York should continue its tradition of welcoming immigrants and honoring their contributions to the economy by enabling undocumented immigrants to apply for state college tuition aid.

Meanwhile, on the thorny issue of charter school funding — a tuition aid un-freeze that would see aid increase by $ 1,500 per student paid out by a school district — a potentially large hit for any locality, including $ 200 million for New York City — the proposal would be to have flat funding for charters this year.

Enacting the «Dream Act,» which would allow children of undocumented immigrants to apply for state - run college - tuition aid programs.

The top education advisor in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office on Tuesday touted the newest college affordability program, the Excelsior Scholarship, during a legislative hearing on tuition aid and assistance.

Cuomo's proposal calls for $ 27 million for that tuition aid.

An extender likely would not include some of the popular proposals under discussion this year, including Cuomo's calls to increase college tuition aid or invest billions of dollars in the state's aging water infrastructure.

Sampson spoke just once during a roll call vote in favor of the Dream Act to provide tuition aid to undocumented students.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has announced his support for a program that would provide tuition aid to illegal immigrants.

If they fail to reach agreement by Monday, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vowed to introduce legislation that would extend the current budget, a backup plan that would leave out popular proposals to increase college tuition aid or invest billions of dollars in the state's aging water infrastructure.

-- Charter schools will see roughly $ 50 million in additional aid this year, and increases to their tuition aid will be linked to overall state assistance to public schools.

Senator DeFrancisco said there were tentative deals on increasing tuition aid to college students, approving a bond act to protect water infrastructure and allowing ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City.

The court voted 5 - 2 to end the Opportunity Scholarships program, which provides students who decide to leave some of the state's lowest - rated public schools with about $ 4,350 in tuition aid they can use in private or religious schools.