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Educational Attainment
January 31, 2013
Productivity has an important role to play in reaching national attainment goals.
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Budget and Appropriations
January 30, 2013
ACE has issued a paper detailing the impact on higher education if Congress cannot agree on a plan to deal with the looming budget sequestration, the massive cuts to discretionary spending scheduled to take effect March 1.
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Tax Policy
January 4, 2013
The fiscal cliff legislation Congress approved on Jan. 1 contains a number of tax provisions that will benefit students and families, along with new limits to the charitable giving deduction that may impact higher education institutions.
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Budget and Appropriations
September 24, 2012
The Senate gave final approval on Friday to a temporary spending bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), to keep the government funded at current levels through March 27, 2013.
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Budget and Appropriations
September 17, 2012
The White House released a report Friday outlining the impact of what is known as “sequestration,” the deep cuts facing most federal programs on Jan. 1 if Congress cannot devise a plan by the end of the year to reduce the deficit. As expected, theThe White House released a report Friday outlining the impact of what is known as “sequestration,” the deep cuts facing most federal programs on Jan. 1 if Congress cannot devise a plan by the end of the year to reduce the deficit. As expected, the ef...
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Budget and Appropriations
July 18, 2012
A House Appropriations Subcommittee today voted 8-6 to approve a $70 billion Education Department (ED) budget for FY 2013 that includes a slight increase to the maximum Pell Grant award.
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Federal Financial Aid
July 2, 2012
Congress passed legislation Friday to keep the interest rate on subsidized Stafford student loans from doubling to 6.8 percent, but only after weeks of negotiations and just two days before the increase was due to take effect.
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Budget and Appropriations
June 13, 2012
A Senate Appropriations Committee subcommittee Tuesday approved a $68.5 billion Education Department budget for FY 2013, including a slight hike to the maximum Pell Grant.
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Budget and Appropriations
April 30, 2012
The House of Representatives on Friday approved a bill (H.R. 4628) that would freeze the interest rate on new subsidized Stafford student loans at 3.4 percent for one year. The vote was 215-195.
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Budget and Appropriations
April 26, 2012
The impending increase in student loan interest rates rose to the top of the news cycle this week as President Obama discussed the issue at events on campuses in North Carolina, Colorado and Iowa.
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