Tag: Legislation: Page 20

MSIs May Be Called On To Produce Degree-holding Head Start Teachers

New legislation to increase education level of preschool teachers.

December 10, 2007

Sallie Mae Spent $2.3 Million Lobbying on Student Lending Legislation, Other Issues in 2007

WASHINGTON The nation’s largest student lender SLM Corp., better known as Sallie Mae, spent $2.3 million to lobby the federal government in the first half of 2007, according to a disclosure form.

November 19, 2007

Prominent Black Congressman Augustus Hawkins Dies at 100

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Augustus Hawkins, the first African American from California to serve in Congress and helped form the Congressional Black Caucus, has died. He was 100.

November 13, 2007

Critics Take Aim at University of California Patent Shield

In the lucrative world of patents, the University of California is a major player. It receives by far more patents from the U.S. government than any school in the country. Yet, when it comes to getting sued for patent infringement, the university, as well as the state of California, are Teflon.

November 13, 2007

Iowa College Students Protest Cost of Birth Control Pill

DES MOINES, Iowa More than 400 Iowa college students have signed a petition protesting federal legislation that has made getting birth control more expensive.

November 5, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Perspectives: Entrepreneurship Training Can Empower Students Being Left Behind

The rote learning taking place day after day in classrooms across the country in order to meet minimum No Child Left Behind benchmarks leaves most students bored and many teachers demoralized. Missing from the NCLB renewal discussion is the benefit of entrepreneurship education, with its experiential and contextual methods that empower students and keep them engaged.

October 23, 2007

High-tech Help on the Way

Both chambers of Congress have passed a technology bill for MSIs. Now they need to bridge their differences to bridge the digital divide at MSIs.

October 16, 2007

MSIs, low-income and minority students fare well in higher education funding bill.

At 119 pages, the final agreement on the College Cost Reduction Act are a challenging read. But tucked inside the plan, which promises the largest infusion of financial aid in a generation, are a series of provisions to promote college access for students of color.

October 2, 2007

Keeping the DREAM Alive

A state reciprocity agreement facilitates in-state tuition for undocumented students in New Mexico and Colorado.

September 30, 2007

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Question Regarding Student Drug Use Returns in FAFSA Debate

Opponents say the provision disproportionately affects low-income, minority students.

September 29, 2007

Keeping the DREAM Alive

A state reciprocity agreement facilitates in-state tuition for undocumented students in New Mexico and Colorado.

September 19, 2007

Question Regarding Student Drug Use Returns in FAFSA Debate

Opponents say the provision disproportionately affects low-income, minority students.

September 19, 2007

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