Charles DervaricsStudentsHEA Renewal Approved, With Some Surprising New PoliciesProvisions of the Higher Education Act renewal approved by a House committee on Thursday includes year-round Pell Grants allowing students flexibility in enrollment schedules, a requirement that colleges report their reasons for increasing tuition for students and creation of an international education czar at the U.S. Department of Education.November 14, 2007HomeCongress Considers Fixes to No Child Left BehindAdvocacy groups say proposed changes won’t be enough to help students transfer out of substandard schools.November 14, 2007LatinxVeto Casts Cloud Over Education Bill That Would Have Increased Pell Grants, MSI FundingPresident Bush on Tuesday vetoed a 2008 education budget bill that many advocates had championed for its proposed increases in student financial aid and college-access programs. Now, the House and Senate need to muster a two-thirds majority to bring into law the bill, which would have increased the maximum Pell Grant and provide more funding for minority-serving institutions.November 12, 2007LatinxRising Tuition Raises Ire of Congress, Which Is Constantly Being Asked to Raise Student AidMore federal aid should not prompt colleges and universities to raise their tuitions, witnesses told a House committee Thursday. But some lawmakers continue to seek a link between the two issues as they consider new initiatives to promote college access and success.November 1, 2007LatinxSome College-Access Programs Lose FundingEducation department scoring errors may have resulted in denied grant renewals.October 31, 2007StudentsNew Choice Requirement On Student Loans May Break Near-monopoly Lenders Have at 55 SchoolsColleges and universities, including minority-serving institutions, will have to include at least three different funding sources on any “preferred lender list” they give to prospective student borrowers, the Department of Education says.October 30, 2007LatinxSome College-Access Programs Lose FundingThe inspector general is investigating allegations that Education Department scoring errors may have resulted in denied grant renewals.October 30, 2007HomeUndocumented Students ‘In Limbo’ With Senate Failure To Pass DREAM ActThe long-debated DREAM Act to help undocumented students failed in a U.S. Senate vote Wednesday, likely ending prospects for the enactment of the measure this year.October 23, 2007LatinxHigh-tech Help on the WayBoth chambers of Congress have passed a technology bill for MSIs. Now they need to bridge their differences to bridge the digital divide at MSIs.October 16, 2007LatinxMSIs, low-income and minority students fare well in higher education funding bill.At 119 pages, the final agreement on the College Cost Reduction Act are a challenging read. But tucked inside the plan, which promises the largest infusion of financial aid in a generation, are a series of provisions to promote college access for students of color.October 2, 2007Previous PagePage 23 of 38Next Page
