Charles DervaricsLatinxSpending bill would freeze funds for HBCUs – historically Black colleges and universitiesHistorically Black colleges and universities would receive the same amount of federal funding in 1997 that they received this year under legislation proposed by Republicans in the House of Representatives.June 19, 2007HomeAdvocates Stunned By Proposed Pell Grant FreezeAn increase in the maximum Pell Grant next year is no sure thing yet under the Democratic Congress, especially if a new Senate bill gains approval.June 19, 2007LatinxWashington update – 1996 budget agreements for minority studentsFinal ’96 Budget Pact Preserves Some Education Programs A final 1996 budget agreement hammered out by the White House and Congress provides for a Pell Grant increase and protects a number of high-priority programs for disadvantaged students.June 17, 2007StudentsStudent aid plans face tough road aheadPresident Bill Clinton’s new two-part approach to higher education investment–a Pell Grant increase coupled with more extensive tax credits–is drawing a mixed: response among both education advocates and Republicans in Congress.June 16, 2007StudentsClinton makes education a priority for second termSaying that the first two years of college should be as much of a birthright as twelve years of primary and secondary school, President Bill Clinton has asked the Congress to increase federal spending on education by $51 billion.June 16, 2007HomeMinority setasides at riskFederal support for minority setasides is declining rapidly, based on recent action both from the White house and on Capitol Hill.June 16, 2007Students1996 AdHigher education programs got a partial reprieve recently when Congress and the Clinton administration declared a truce in their budget battle and provided important funding, along with student aid guidelines that will last through mid-March.June 15, 2007LatinxWashington update22 Black Colleges Risk Losing Student Loan Eligibility Status.June 15, 2007LatinxEfforts Underway To Thwart Controversial Upward Bound ChangesTucked into a U.S. House of Representatives higher education bill this week is a plan to scuttle a controversial evaluation of the Upward Bound program that would require grantees to enroll twice as many students as necessary and then provide no services to some of the youth as part of a research experiment.June 14, 2007StudentsPresidential Hopefuls Gradually Roll Out Education PlansFrom student loans to college access programs, candidates offer proposals.June 13, 2007Previous PagePage 29 of 38Next Page
