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Congress Approves $4,000 Maximum Pell Grant

Congress Approves $4,000 Maximum Pell GrantThe House and Senate in late December found a way to increase the maximum Pell Grant for next year despite a slowing economy that is putting major pressure on the government’s main student-aid program.Following weeks of negotiations, Congress finally approved a record $4,000 maximum Pell Grant for the neediest college […]

January 16, 2002

HBCUs, Access Programs Gain New Funds

HBCUs, Access Programs Gain New FundsBy Charles DervaricsFederal programs designed to promote college access and improve minority-serving colleges are among the winners in the final 2002 budget deliberations involving Congress and the White House.The House of Representatives and the Senate approved legislation just before Christmas that will provide more funds for historically Black colleges and […]

January 16, 2002

Education Funding Reform Long Overdue in Alabama

Education Funding Reform Long Overdue in Alabama Proration, Proration, Proration.” They’re playing that old, familiar song these days in Montgomery, Ala., accompanied by a symphony of complaints, arguments and accusations. But there’s a new twist in the latest version of the old song. Last year, a circuit court judge abruptly informed the executive and legislative branches […]

January 2, 2002

House, Senate Forge Final Agreement on K-12 Pact

House, Senate Forge Final Agreement on K-12 PactBill has ambitious ideas, but limited funding, critics sayAfter months of debate and lingering opposition among some experts, House and Senate negotiators forged a final agreement on a bill to improve the nation’s K-12 education pipeline through more testing as well as increased aid for disadvantaged schools.Republicans and […]

January 2, 2002

Education Reform Package Faces Criticism

Education Reform Package Faces CriticismLawmakers concerned about decrease in education spendingThe K-12 education reform package — the subject of intense negotiations on Capitol Hill — is beginning to draw concern from a variety of education advocates, including African American lawmakers.As House and Senate members move toward a final package, some advocates have concerns that the […]

December 19, 2001

More Delays in Education Funding

More Delays in Education FundingThe recent anthrax scare on Capitol Hill is posing another obstacle to the completion of funding bills for student financial aid and minority-serving institutions.Pell Grants, college work/study and funding for historically Black colleges are among the hundreds of education programs that have been operating with only temporary funds since the start […]

November 21, 2001

Lawmakers Agree on Pell Increase

Lawmakers Agree on Pell IncreaseNeedy students are likely to get an extra $250 in their Pell Grants next year based on recent action on Capitol Hill. Both the House and the Senate are proposing the $250 increase, which would bring the maximum Pell Grant for needy students to $4,000 in 2002. However, higher education experts […]

November 7, 2001

HBCUs, HSIs Still Face Funding Hurdles

HBCUs, HSIs Still Face Funding HurdlesCongress still has considerable work ahead if it wants to provide a moderate funding increase for minority-serving colleges and universities next year. House and Senate panels responsible for education funding have unveiled their budget proposals for 2002. In something of a surprise, the Democrat-controlled Senate trails the Republican-controlled House in […]

November 7, 2001

House Plan Seeks Education Increase

House Plan Seeks Education IncreaseFederal funding vital to low-income students and minority-serving institutions would increase under a new 2002 budget bill emerging from discussions in the U.S. House of Representatives.The legislation from a House appropriations subcommittee would provide $7 billion more for education next year, an increase of 17 percent from current funding of $42 […]

October 24, 2001

Funding Friction

Funding FrictionU.S. Department of Energy poised to drop funding for Prairie View physicist’s workBy Lydia Lumhe U.S. Department of Energy is poised to drop funding for a Prairie View A&M University physicist’s work on a high-profile experiment because his president is blocking grants.The dispute pits Prairie View A&M president Dr. Charles Hines against Dr. Dennis […]

September 12, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Legislation Seeks to Restore Community College Funding in California

Legislation Seeks to Restore Community College Funding in CaliforniaWALNUT, Calif.California Assemblyman Robert Pacheco, R-Walnut, pledged to amend legislation to restore some of the $126 million in community college funding cuts recently made by Gov. Gray Davis.“I think it’s time community colleges stand up for what has rightfully been earned,” says Pacheco.Pacheco announced to a crowd […]

September 12, 2001

Community Colleges

Maryland Community Colleges Push Computer Literacy Among South African Teachers

Maryland Community Colleges Push Computer Literacy Among South African TeachersLargo, Md.As American higher education institutions scramble to develop international programs in distance education and Internet-based collaborations, Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) in Maryland has spearheaded a partnership with a South African college system to teach computer literacy to primary and secondary school teachers. Officials at […]

August 29, 2001

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