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A Rare Washington Compromise?

Thursday, April 18, 2013

INSIDE HIGHER ED. APRIL 18, 2013. If Congress doesn’t act, the interest rate on federally subsidized Stafford student loans will double in just over 10 weeks, on July 1. At a hearing Wednesday, lawmakers from both parties and Education Secretary …Continue reading »

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...

Democrats Warn of Harm to Education From Across-the-Board Budget Cuts

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

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The Chronicle of Higher Education – July 25, 2012 Education Secretary Arne Duncan joined Senate Democrats on Wednesday in warning of dire effects on American schools and colleges if Congress cannot reach agreement on a way to avoid automatic across-the-board …Continue reading »

Testimony of Secretary Duncan before the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittee

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

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I want to thank the Chairman, the Ranking Member, and other Members of this Subcommittee for your support. Over the past three years, we've protected students at risk while investing in education reform that supports bold and courageous leadership at t...

2013 Budget Takes Step in Senate

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

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Inside Higher Ed – June 13, 2012 – by Libby A. Nelson A Senate subcommittee approved a $68.5 billion budget for the Education Department for fiscal year 2013 on Tuesday, funding that would increase the maximum Pell Grant but falls …Continue reading »

Duncan Defends New Spending

Monday, March 26, 2012

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Libby A. Nelson, Inside Higher Ed, March 23, 2012 As more details became clear Thursday about the effect a proposed Republican budget would have on education programs, Education Secretary Arne Duncan defended the Obama administration’s higher education proposals against skeptical …Continue reading »

House Bill Includes Cuts to Pell, Bars Gainful Employment Enforcement

Friday, September 30, 2011

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By Brian Stewart Campus Progress September 29, 2011 Members of the House Appropriations Committee are calling for tightened restrictions on college students’ Pell Grant eligibility and moving to prohibit the Department of Education from using federal dollars to enforce the …Continue reading »

Republicans Push Pell Changes

Friday, September 30, 2011

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By Libby Nelson Inside Higher Education September 30, 2011 House Republicans released a proposed budget for the 2012 fiscal year on Thursday that would preserve the maximum Pell Grant at $5,550 but change the program’s eligibility criteria, make deep cuts …Continue reading »

Senate Budget Would Preserve Pell

Thursday, September 22, 2011

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By Libby Nelson Inside Higher Ed September 21, 2011 A Senate subcommittee on Tuesday approved a budget for the Education Department in fiscal year 2012 that would again preserve the maximum Pell Grant at $5,550 — this time at the …Continue reading »

Posts Tagged with "Labor Health"

A Rare Washington Compromise?

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

Democrats Warn of Harm to Education From Across-the-Board Budget Cuts

Testimony of Secretary Duncan before the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittee

2013 Budget Takes Step in Senate

Duncan Defends New Spending

House Bill Includes Cuts to Pell, Bars Gainful Employment Enforcement

Republicans Push Pell Changes

Senate Budget Would Preserve Pell

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