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Inside Higher Ed: Obama’s Final Two Years
The following story was published on https://www.insidehighered.com/ on January 21, 2015. By Michael Stratford The White House has highlighted a range of higher education policy ideas in the days and weeks leading up to President Obama’s penultimate State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. Some of the proposals — like the free community college plan — are brand-new. […]
School of Education earns $7.7 million grant to foster STEM teacher recruiting and training
This story was originally posted on UNCGNOW. UNCG’s School of Education has been awarded a five-year, $7.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will further UNCG’s efforts to emphasize technology integration across all teaching fields as well as recruit, train and support more Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) teachers. The […]
Campus Safety Legislation Introduced in U.S. House and U.S. Senate
The following is an excerpt from UNC General Administration’s Federal Government Update. On Wednesday, July 30th, a bipartisan group of seven Senators announced legislation to address campus assault, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. The Senators include Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Dean Heller (R-Nev), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) […]
Higher Education Act (HEA) Reauthorization Update
The UNC System Office of Federal Relations shared an update on the Higher Ed Act Reauthorization process and other Federal legislative activity last week. Below is an excerpt with several links for additional information. Higher Education Act The House of Representatives is advancing legislation that makes changes to parts of the Higher Education Act. Advancing […]
Higher Education Act (HEA) Reauthorization
The UNC system Office of Federal Relations shared an update on the Higher Ed Act Reauthorization earlier today. Below is an excerpt with several links for additional information. Congressional House and Senate Education Committee leadership have recently released draft proposals for Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization. Below are several bills that have been introduced related […]
House Budget Chair Releases FY2015 Budget Resolution
Earlier this week A۰P۰L۰U’s Congressional and Governmental Affairs Office sent the following summary of the FY2015 Budget Resolution released by U.S. House of Representatives Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI). House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released his FY2015 Budget Resolution<http://budget.house.gov/fy2015/> this morning. The House Republican budget cuts spending by $5.1 trillion over the next ten years. […]
Federal Budget Update
The Government Relations team at the Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) shared an update on the Federal Budget earlier today. Below is an excerpt with several links for additional information. Budget Update On March 4, 2014, President Obama released his proposed FY 2015 Budget. The President proposes expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit […]
President Obama’s Budget for FY’15
President Obama sent his budget blueprint for FY ’15 to Capitol Hill last week. Below are a series of links to the president’s budget and a summary from Inside Higher Ed. BUDGET DETAIL: The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2015 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Overview WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT: The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2015 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget Summary of the President’s […]
APLU-AAU-ACE Send Letter to Appropriators on FY2015 302(b) Allocations
Click here to download a letter from the presidents of the American Council on Education (ACE), the Association of American Universities (AAU) and APLU that was recently sent to the U.S. Senate and House Appropriations leaders regarding the FY15 302 (b) allocations. The letter urges appropriations leaders to make research and higher education programs a […]
Chronicle: Budget Agreement Would Give NIH and Pell Grants a Boost
Chronicle of Higher Education January 14, 2014 By Kelly Field Washington Federal lawmakers reached agreement late Monday on a long-overdue spending bill for the 2014 fiscal year that would provide an additional $1-billion for the National Institutes of Health and raise the maximum Pell Grant by an estimated $85, to $5,730. The omnibus spending bill, […]