Tag: Educational Finance: Page 19

Leadership & Policy

UC Regents Commit to Audit Recommendations, Praise Napolitano

SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Board of Regents vowed to implement audit recommendations to improve the budgeting practices of the president’s office following a stinging state audit, but took pains to praise President Janet Napolitano and even question the report’s findings. State Auditor Elaine Howle briefed the UC Board of Regents Thursday on […]

May 18, 2017

Students

Leaders of Minority-Serving Institutions Ask Congress to Bolster Pell Grant

The presidents and chancellors of 10 minority-serving institutions called on members of Congress to strengthen federal investment in the Pell program, in a letter released on Wednesday afternoon.

May 17, 2017

Students

Title IV Funds Withheld from 5 Campuses in Puerto Rico During Strike

Adding to the University of Puerto Rico’s financial woes, the Department of Education has rescinded the eligibility of five of the system’s 11 campuses for Title IV programs due to the ongoing student strike.

May 17, 2017

Community Colleges

Foxx Aims to Modernize Career and Technical Education

U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx said society should not look down on Career and Technical Education and the federal government should encourage states and local school districts to do more to provide innovative programs that prepare students for technical careers.

May 16, 2017

Faculty & Staff

University of Missouri to Cut 400 Positions Amid Budget Woes

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri expects to cut 400 positions amid enrollment drops and cuts in state funding. The Kansas City Star reports that Interim Chancellor Garnett Stokes spoke about the cuts with faculty, students and staff at a campus forum Monday. Stokes says at least half of the positions to be cut […]

May 16, 2017

Students

Michigan Senate Votes to Make Flint Eligible for Scholarship Program

LANSING, Mich. — High school graduates from Flint could qualify for college scholarships under legislation that would make the city eligible for a Promise Zone. The Senate approved the bill 35-2 Tuesday. It goes to the House, where a similar measure died last year in a committee whose chairman has since left the Legislature due […]

May 16, 2017

Students

Raimondo Says She’s Willing to Scale Back Free Tuition Plan

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Gov. Gina Raimondo said Tuesday she might have to scale back her plan to provide two years of free tuition at public colleges. A larger-than-expected revenue shortfall disclosed by state fiscal officials last week has complicated final negotiations between the Democratic governor and state legislators writing the budget for the fiscal year […]

May 16, 2017

Students

House Democrats to Seek Increase in Pell Grant

House Democrats on Monday said they plan to seek an increase in the Pell Grant to make college more affordable but conceded the increase would only be by a couple hundred dollars.

May 15, 2017

Students

Protesting Students in Puerto Rico Committed to Saving Higher Ed Access

Students on strike in the University of Puerto Rico system have settled in for the long haul as the island struggles to come to a resolution regarding its massive debt crisis.

May 15, 2017

Students

Tuition Discounts not Paying Off for Private Colleges

A survey shows that private nonprofit colleges are providing students a record level of tuition discounts but those efforts have not been enough to stave off a steady decline in enrollment.

May 15, 2017

Students

Mizzou Sees Effect of Declining Enrollment in Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri in Columbia is seeing the negative effects of budget cuts and declining enrollment. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the university is expecting its smallest incoming freshman class in nearly two decades this fall, with as much as a 6 percent decline compared to last year. Local landlords are […]

May 15, 2017

Students

Tennessee Legislature Passes Free Tuition Program

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee’s new plan to allow older adults without a college degree or certificate to attend community college free of charge will serve as a model as more states consider similar policies, experts and school administrators said Friday. The state General Assembly passed the bill pushed by Gov. Bill Haslam, who is expected […]

May 14, 2017