Tag: Legislation: Page 13

Students

Bipartisan Effort Vowed on Congressional Review of ‘No Child’ Law

Congressional leaders vow bipartisan cooperation in revising the K-12 law, while associations push changes they consider essential to minority student success.

March 29, 2010

Health

Congress Completes Overhaul of Health Care, Student Loan Program

Capping an epic struggle, congressional Democrats put the final touches Thursday to historic legislation enshrining health care as the right of every citizen. Republicans vowed to campaign for repeal in the fall election season.

March 25, 2010

Latinx

Amid Bitter Health Care Debate, House Clears Student Loan Changes

After months of delays as education took a back seat to the health care debate, the House of Representatives Sunday night approved a mammoth bill that ties both issues together in a package that includes more support for Pell Grants and minority-serving institutions.

March 21, 2010

MSIs

Dems Unveil Scaled-back SAFRA Provisions, Attach It to Health Care Reform Legislation

Within the Healthcare and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, the higher education provisions contain many elements of the $87 billion Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) that cleared the House last year. The “new” SAFRA has less funding, as lawmakers reduced the scope of the bill to meet budget targets.

March 18, 2010

African-American

Black College Leaders Briefed on Historic Health Care, Education Legislation

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other congressional leaders addressed representatives from the nation’s Black colleges and universities just hours before Democratic leaders released a bill that combined highly sought education funding and student loan reform with historic legislation that aims to revamp U.S. health care.

March 18, 2010

Students

U.S. Education Dept. Officials to Step Up Civil Rights Enforcement

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday the federal government will become more vigilant to make sure students have equal access and opportunity to everything ranging from college prep classes to science and engineering programs.

March 9, 2010

Students

Washington Update – Financial Aid Simplification: One Step Forward and More to Go

New changes are making it easier to complete the federal government’s financial aid form. But some experts are concerned that the multipage application may still deter students from seeking aid.

February 3, 2010

Students

Obama Cites Key Education Priorities—But Also Fiscal Restraints

President Barack Obama last night called for new initiatives on college affordability—many of them aimed at low-income students—while also seeking a spending freeze that could affect the long-term outlook of other established programs.

January 27, 2010

Latinx

WASHINGTON UPDATE : 2010 CAPITOL HILL OUTLOOK: MORE ATTENTION TO EDUCATION

Congress is expected to turn its attention to higher ed in the new year.\r\n\r\nFor a year that began with great expectations, 2009 ended with many top higher education legislative goals unresolved as other pres

January 6, 2010

Sports

U.S. House Panel Approves College Football Playoff Bill

A U.S. House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion, over the objections of some lawmakers who said Congress has meatier targets to tackle.

December 9, 2009

Community Colleges

Stalled Pursuit of Higher Learning

Undocumented students across the country have been hampered in their quests for higher learning by the dismal economy and restrictive state legislation targeted at immigrants.

October 15, 2009

STEM

The Odd Couple: Case for American Education Reform

In an unlikely partnership, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and the Rev. Al Sharpton are teaming up for an issue they both can agree on: American education reform. Together they are touring the country screening the documentary “Two Million Minutes: A 21st Century Solution,” produced by Robert Compton, which showcases charter schools as the model of excellence for today’s crumbling and mediocre public education system. At the Washington D.C. premiere, Gingrich and Sharpton took the cause for change to policymakers.

September 23, 2009