Scholarship America

JUNE 1, 2023

Sharp cuts in state and federal funding, especially after the 2008 recession, led to a need to bring in more tuition revenue, and competition for enrollment has led schools to spend more on administration, services and amenities. The good news is that some states are beginning to reinvest in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Efforts by the Biden administration to pass a rule on student loan forgiveness was a major story from 2023 that will again be front and center in the new year. Access, affordability, and free speech will continue to make headlines in higher education. That rule will likely, immediately get challenged in court,” says Kelchen.

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COE

MARCH 10, 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Proposes 9% Increase for TRIO in FY24 March 10, 2023 — by Maureen Hoyler This proposal asks Congress to provide a $107 million (or 9%) funding increase for TRIO, for a total proposed appropriation of $1.3 billion in FY24. billion in FY24. million, respectively.

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COE

MARCH 11, 2024

Due to the budget limits outlined in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (the debt limit deal), the Administration requested minimal increases across the government. The Administration also urges Congress to consider increasing the stipends offered in Upward Bound and McNair. (It Department of Education here.)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Under the Biden-Harris Administration there is considerable focus on MSIs—happening in conjunction with increased emphasis from media, funders, and corporations,” she wrote. TRIO programs, which include Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Student Support Service, got a $54 million increase to $1.2

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COE

MAY 10, 2023

COE hosts the Opportunity Matters Book Club for first-generation and low-income students, allowing them to discuss literary works that raise issues related to opportunity and equity. LEARN MORE “Upward Bound prepared me for after high school, not just education,” Wright said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 15, 2025

Its absence, she added, would mean that education would no longer be a priority at the federal level, which could have a chilling effect and dangerous consequences including the loss of curriculum standards, decreased support for HBCUs, loss of federal oversight in special education and disruption of Pell Grants and federal student loans. "It

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