Washington Update

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	Washington Update Hispanic-Serving Institutions Win Grants To Spur Economic Growth Colleges will receive much-needed funds from a Labor Department program, which works closely with businesses to fill work force gaps. Apr 17, 2008, 22:11 Washington Update MSIs Score Significant Victory in Congress More minority-serving institutions are competing for and winning Homeland Security Department funding. Apr 3, 2008, 13:17 Washington Update Mar 27, 2008, 17:08 Washington Update House Omits Protection Against �Wild West� Lenders Despite renewing HEA, Congress leaves out assistance for low-income borrowers unable to pay off high-interest, private education loans. Mar 20, 2008, 19:21 Washington Update Congress To Give More, Demand More A Pell Grant increase is in the HEA bill, but so are provisions for colleges to explain large endowments and tuition increases. Mar 5, 2008, 13:15 Washington Update Suffering the Borrowing Blues Proprietary schools likely to be most affected by lenders� retreat from high-risk student loans, officials say. Feb 20, 2008, 18:07 Washington Update Leveling the Playing Field on Endowments Elite institutions are under pressure to spend more of their endowments to help low-income students. Feb 7, 2008, 16:30 Washington Update 2008 Budget: A Mix of Winners and Losers Controversial Upward Bound experiment halted, and some MSIs win in earmarks. Jan 24, 2008, 14:30 Washington Update The Year Ahead on Capitol Hill Higher education advocates hope Congress will address Pell Grant increases, textbook costs and other priorities before the fall presidential campaign. Jan 10, 2008, 14:20 Washington Update Black Lawmakers Urged to Join Earmark Feast Despite presidential veto, earmarks are likely to stay and be accessible to minority-serving institutions under Democratic-controlled Congress. Dec 27, 2007, 14:30 Washington Update MSIs May Be Called On To Produce Degree-holding Head Start Teachers New legislation to increase education level of preschool teachers. Dec 13, 2007, 12:45 Washington Update New Choice Requirement on Student Loans May Break Near-monopoly Lenders Have at 55 Schools Colleges and universities, including minority- serving institutions, will have to include at least three different funding sources on any �preferred lender list� they give to prospective student borrowers, under rules being proposed by the U.S. Department of Education. Nov 29, 2007, 15:40 Washington Update Education Funding Vetoed, Democrats Press on With Policy Proposal President Bush has vetoed a 2008 education budget bill that many advocates had championed for its proposed increases in student financial aid and college-access programs. Nov 29, 2007, 15:22 Washington Update Congress Considers Fixes to No Child Left Behind Advocacy groups say proposed changes won�t be enough to help students transfer out of substandard schools. Nov 15, 2007, 16:45 Washington Update Some College-Access Programs Lose Funding Education department scoring errors may have resulted in denied grant renewals. Nov 1, 2007, 16:42 More Headlines

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