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President’s Budget ‘Shortchanges’ MSIs

Minority-serving colleges and universities would lose some of last year’s hard-fought funding gains under President Bush’s proposed education budget plan for next year.

February 4, 2008

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Democratic Lawmakers Break With Iowa Governor Over Community College Funding

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Democrats are breaking with Governor Culver over funding for community colleges.

January 24, 2008

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2008 Budget: A Mix of Winners and Losers

Controversial Upward Bound experiment halted, and some MSIs win in earmarks.

January 23, 2008

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2008 Budget: A Mix of Winners and Losers

For higher education, Congress’ long-awaited omnibus 2008 spending bill is a decidedly mixed bag with a few victories and some unexpected setbacks.

January 21, 2008

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Iowa Governor’s Budget Short-Changes Community Colleges, GOP Lawmakers Say

DES MOINES, Iowa — Republican lawmakers complained Wednesday that Gov. Chet Culver’s proposed budget doesn’t provide enough funding for the state’s community colleges.

January 17, 2008

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Donor Withdraws Funding for Temple University Endowed Chair in Islamic Studies

PHILADELPHIA An Islamic group has canceled its $1.5 million offer to Temple University for an endowed chair in Islamic studies after concerns were raised about the organization, which was included in a U.S. government probe into funding of suspected terrorists.

January 6, 2008

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MSIs May Be Called On To Produce Degree-holding Head Start Teachers

New legislation to increase education level of preschool teachers.

December 12, 2007

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MSIs May Be Called On To Produce Degree-holding Head Start Teachers

New legislation to increase education level of preschool teachers.

December 10, 2007

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Education Funding Vetoed, Democrats Press on With Policy Proposal

President Bush has vetoed a 2008 education budget bill that many advocates had championed for its proposed increases in student financial aid and college-access programs.

November 28, 2007

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Staying Afloat in New Orleans

Adult literacy programs, needed more than ever, struggle to survive Post-Katrina.

November 28, 2007

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Sallie Mae Spent $2.3 Million Lobbying on Student Lending Legislation, Other Issues in 2007

WASHINGTON The nation’s largest student lender SLM Corp., better known as Sallie Mae, spent $2.3 million to lobby the federal government in the first half of 2007, according to a disclosure form.

November 19, 2007

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Illinois Plans $72.5 Million Supercomputer Home, but Promised State Help Uncertain

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. University of Illinois trustees voted Wednesday to spend $72.5 million for a building to house a new supercomputer, but most of the money is tied up in a state capital-spending plan stalled in Springfield.

November 15, 2007