The PROSPER Act cuts financial assistance for undergraduates, a move that will hurt many, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators said Jan. 24. Backers of the bill, including U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th District, say it simply cuts red tape and makes lending easier. The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education...
Following a three-hour special meeting of the UNC Board of Governors Tuesday, university leaders agreed to seek legal representation in a federal lawsuit over House Bill 2, the controversial “bathroom bill” that has sparked state and federal litigation over alleged civil rights violations. Board members also said they will continue to stand behind new system...
Four Democrats are vying for their party’s nomination to the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Richard Burr: Durham businessman Kevin Griffin; retired Army Capt. Ernest Reeves of Greenville; Spring Lake Mayor Chris Rey; and former state Rep. Deborah Ross of Raleigh. “I believe the people of North Carolina deserve better representation in Washington,”...
RALEIGH — Whether or not President Obama’s proposal to make community college attendance “free for everybody who's worked for it,” state taxpayers would be responsible for 25 percent of the cost of subsidizing tuition to students who do not have their costs covered fully by Pell grants or other need-based financial aid. In North Carolina, those costs would total millions of dollars yearly.
RALEIGH — Going to college can be an expensive proposition. Tuition has been rising steadily in North Carolina and in other states. Many students receive aid in the form of a federal Pell Grant, but the Pell Grant Program faces problems and needs serious reform. Dr. Jenna Ashley Robinson, director of outreach at the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, has been studying this issue. She recently shared her research during testimony before a congressional subcommittee. Robinson also discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
RALEIGH — If anyone in your family has gone to college in recent years, you are probably aware of the Federal Pell Grant Program. A recent report from the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy analyzes the program to determine where the money goes and whether it’s being used effectively. Pope Center outreach coordinator Jenna Ashley Robinson discussed the report with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
RALEIGH — At some schools, nearly 80 percent of students receive Pell Grants — meaning only one in five students at those schools does not get one. Pell grants are the biggest expenditure of the Department of Education.
RALEIGH — Almost half of the nation's largest postsecondary schools — including N.C. State University in Raleigh and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — automatically enroll students in the abortion-providing coverage.
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today, John Locke Foundation President John Hood discusses the parental choice movement in education with Robert Enlow, executive director of the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
RALEIGH — University, community college, and state budget office officials spent part of last week lobbying state legislators for more funding for higher education, while arguing against proposed line-item budget cuts. University of North Carolina President Molly Broad, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser, and North Carolina A&T Chancellor James Renick made presentations to members of the Joint Appropriations subcommittee on education. The presentations, including those made by representatives from the community college system, focused on the theme of making college more affordable while increasing funding for university and community colleges needs.
RALEIGH — Though most of the State of the Union address Feb. 2 dealt with reforms to Social Security and spreading freedom throughout the world, President George W. Bush also focused attention on his higher-education goals. He advocated increasing federal Pell Grant funding as well as providing more funding for workforce training initiatives for community colleges. Both proposals were ways, Bush said, “to make our economy stronger and more dynamic.” At an earlier forum at Florida Community College in Jacksonville, the president outlined his proposals in more detail.
