Tag: Funding: Page 55

HBCUs

HBCU Group Seeks Share of Stimulus

With many chronically underfunded historically Black colleges in need of a lifeline, HBCUs should reap some of the federal stimulus dollars – money they can in turn use to produce needed minority teachers and scientists, recommends the Thurgood Marshall College Fund in a new report.

June 17, 2009

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On Accountability – Achieving President Obama’s College Completion Goal

Higher education institutions must answer the call to see more students through to graduation.

June 10, 2009

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Students Rally at U.S. Capitol to Urge Increased Support of TRIO and GEAR UP Programs

Neither soggy terrain nor vehement thunderstorms detoured nearly 200 students from across the nation from assembling on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building Tuesday to join officials from the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) in petitioning legislators to increase funding for federal TRIO programs, such as Upward Bound, and the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP).

June 9, 2009

Students

Duncan Brings Obama Agenda to Congress

President Barack Obama’s goals of more college financial aid and an end to high school “dropout factories” will significantly increase opportunities for minority students, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told Congress on Wednesday.

May 20, 2009

HBCUs

Black Colleges Will Fight Cut to Federal Program

Leaders of historically Black colleges say they’ll fight a reduction in a federal program they call a financial lifeline at a time of economic distress for the schools and their students.

May 10, 2009

Latinx

Minority-serving Institutions To Lose Funding Under Obama Budget

The Obama administration proposed its first full education budget Thursday, with funding for an array of new programs but a net decrease for minority-serving colleges and universities.

May 7, 2009

HBCUs

Getting a Piece of the Stimulus

Economic stimulus package provides major funding opportunities for HBCUs and students

April 29, 2009

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No Black Boy Left Behind

The expected reworking of the No Child Left Behind Act along with a significant infusion of funding for the Education Department present an opportunity to develop policies and programs to ensure Black boys, in particular, have a better chance of succeeding, educators said at a conference Friday on Capitol Hill.

April 26, 2009

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English-Language Learner Case Framed as Civil Rights Enforcement Issue Before Supreme Court

At a time when children with limited English skills are among the fastest-growing groups in public schools, the U.S. Supreme Court today will hear a case that could greatly impact the way states educate English-language learners.

April 19, 2009

Health

UCLA Study Outlines Strategy to Bolster Number of Black HIV/AIDS Researchers

While African-Americans are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS, the number of Black HIV/AIDS researchers is in short supply. However, a research team at the University of California, Los Angeles is working to remedy this problem.

April 5, 2009

Latinx

In Tough Economy, MSIs Win Funding Increases

Several minority-serving institutions receive much-needed earmarks.

April 1, 2009

Latinx

Hard-fought MSI Technology Plan Needs Jump Start

After much work to get MSIs more technology funding, advocates face tough budget climate.

March 19, 2009