Sentences with phrase «tuition scholarship proposal»

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in support of Gov. Cuomo's tuition scholarship proposal, which would offer free tuition at state colleges to middle - and low - income New Yorkers.

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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.

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.

Those extra expenses would not be covered under Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Excelsior Scholarship proposal, which would pay only the difference between financial aid and tuition at State University of New York or City University of New York campuses for full - time students from families earning $ 125,000 or less.

NEW YORK — As New York leaders work to finalize the state budget including Governor Cuomo's landmark tuition - free degree proposal for middle - class families, a policy brief released by The Education Trust — New York reveals that college remains out of reach for lower - income families who would likely not benefit from the Excelsior Scholarship proposal.

He has also proposed extending college tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants — a proposal known as the Dream Act — as well as creating a new tax credit to offset donations to private and parochial school scholarship funds and public schools.

The proposal — a bill that would provide tax credits for donations to scholarship funds that help children pay tuition at private schools — is similar to programs that are growing in popularity in other states.

Under the proposal, parents could apply for scholarships to help pay for private school tuition, tutoring, textbooks and other school supplies.

The proposal creates a $ 150 million program to provide tax credits for the following: donations to scholarships for low - and middle - income students to attend non-public schools or public schools outside of their home districts; donations to public school educational improvement programs such as prekindergarten and afterschool activities; eligible tuition expenses; and teacher expenses, up to $ 200, for the purchase of classroom supplies and materials.

Eleven of these candidates were interviewed at length; five of them were invited to return to make detailed presentations to the committee, including proposals for returning to full - tuition scholarships.