Charles DervaricsStudentsObama Administration’s 2014 Education Budget Proposal Boosts Pell Grant, Seeks Interest Rate ChangesElsewhere, funding for historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions would remain unchanged at $313 million and $221 million, respectively.April 10, 2013StudentsLatino Blueprint Offers New Ideas for Financial Aid PolicyA leading Hispanic education organization is seeking to shake up current thinking about federal policy with a collection of new ideas that would re-imagine student financial aid for college.March 18, 2013HomeNext Fiscal Deadline Has Programs at RiskWith educators already grappling with across-the-board budget cuts, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., face an even more ominous deadline of March 27 when a government shutdown could ground all federal education programs.March 10, 2013StudentsPanel Outlines Strategies to Promote Educational EquityA federal advisory panel’s plan focused on improved teacher preparation and a stronger education and support services pipeline to help meet the needs of high-poverty students.February 19, 2013MSIsHigher Education Spared Cuts — For NowHigher education programs and education-related tax breaks get a reprieve of at least 60 days as a result of the agreement by President Obama and Congress that averts the “fiscal cliff.”January 2, 2013LatinxFederal Cuts Could ‘Devastate’ Education, Analysts SayWith the clock ticking on the nation’s “fiscal cliff” crisis, education advocates are expressing mounting concern about how an automatic, across-the-board budget cut would decimate student financial aid and other higher education programs beginning January 1.December 13, 2012StudentsComing Down to the Wire, Candidates Highlight Education DifferencesPresident Obama and Romney are both staking claim to education high ground but funding approach represents just one fork in the road.November 5, 2012StudentsObama, Romney Advisers Trade Barbs on EducationOn topics from financial aid to No Child Left Behind, advisers for President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney offered sharply different views on the federal role in education at a joint appearance before a Washington, D.C., audience Tuesday.October 16, 2012HomeObama, Romney Outline Different K–12, Postsecondary PrioritiesAhead of tonight’s debates, Diverse outlines what you need to know about the candidates’ stances on education.October 2, 2012StudentsNew Data Show Many Students Struggling to Repay LoansMore than 13 percent of student loan borrowers are defaulting on their loans during the first three years of repayment, with students from for-profit colleges topping the list of defaulters, the U.S. Education Department said Friday.September 30, 2012Previous PagePage 2 of 38Next Page
