Posts Tagged with "Education Funding"

U. of California Faculty Leaders Question Outsourcing Plan

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  MARCH 18, 2013.  The top two leaders of the University of California System Academic Senate on Friday released a letter expressing “grave concerns” about California legislation proposed last week to require the state’s public higher education systems to grant transfer credit …Continue reading »

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U.S. Department of Education Announces 10 States Will Receive Funding to Turn Around Their Lowest-Performing Schools

Monday, March 18, 2013

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that 10 states will receive funding to turn around their persistently lowest-achieving schools through the Department's School Improvement Grant (SIG) program.

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U.S. Department of Education Announces 11 States Will Receive Funding to Continue Efforts to Turn Around Their Lowest-Performing Schools

Monday, March 11, 2013

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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that 11 states will receive funding to continue efforts to turn around their persistently lowest achieving schools through the Department's School Improvement Grants (SIG) program.

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U.S. Department of Education Announces 11 States Will Receive Funding to Continue Efforts to Turn Around Their Lowest-Performing Schools

Monday, March 11, 2013

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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that 11 states will receive funding to continue efforts to turn around their persistently lowest achieving schools through the Department's School Improvement Grants (SIG) program.

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California fiscal analyst calls for more efficiency in higher education

Thursday, February 21, 2013

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THE SACRAMENTO BEE.  FEBRUARY 13, 2013.  As California receives more tax revenue, the state’s top fiscal analyst Tuesday questioned Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to send more money to public universities without demanding specific improvements. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Officeportrayed the state’s higher education …Continue reading »

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More money, more accountability for community colleges

Friday, January 11, 2013

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EDSOURCE. JAN 11, 2013. Gov. Brown’s spending plan for community colleges reflects the new focus in the state’s 112-campus community college system on increasing graduation and transfer rates through a combination of technology, smoother pathways to Cal State University and, for students, tough …Continue reading »

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Unconventional Tuition Vote

Monday, October 22, 2012

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Inside Higher Ed – October 19, 2012 Students rarely get the opportunity to vote on whether they want a tuition hike. But that is exactly how California politicos are framing a vote on Proposition 30, a measure pushed by Gov. Jerry …Continue reading »

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The Budget Cuts to Come

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

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Inside Higher Ed – September 17, 2012 If Congress does not agree on a long-term plan to reduce the deficit by the end of the year, most higher education programs will face deep cuts in the mandatory spending reductions that …Continue reading »

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What "going over the fiscal cliff" might mean to higher education

Friday, July 27, 2012

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When funding for colleges and universities drops, campus IT budgets often take a hit as well. In the current context, any reductions in federal funds for higher education would come on top of cuts in state funding for higher education, which have alrea...

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College Isn’t So Unaffordable

Thursday, July 12, 2012

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Inside Higher Ed – July 12, 2012 – by Doug Lederman You know all those newspaper headlines and television talking heads saying that college is unaffordable? They’re flawed, a new report argues. Okay, so that’s a significant oversimplification of the …Continue reading »

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