The first regular session of Maine’s 128th state Legislature was exceptionally challenging, as lawmakers engaged in a bitter fight over the budget while wrestling with four ballot questions approved by… Read more »
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Massachusetts Legislative Session 2017: Budget Signed But Hot-Button Issues Face Legislators in September
Two weeks into FY 2018, Gov. Charlie Baker signed a $39.4 billion spending package that increases spending by 1.7% over the prior year. He vetoed $320 million from the budget,… Read more »
Connecticut Legislative Session 2017: Session Ends Without A Budget
On June 7, 2017, Connecticut legislators wrapped up their session without passing a two-year budget. The failure to pass a budget or a provisional budget reflects a deeply divided Legislature… Read more »
Affirming Action?
DC Shuttle … Justice Dept Memo Suggests Lawsuit on College Discrimination. A leaked document suggested that the U.S. Justice Department may soon begin investigating whether colleges are discriminating in the… Read more »
Employability: A National Imperative
In association with the Commission on Higher Education & Employability, NEBHE held its Employability: A National Imperative summit on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston…. Read more »
Amid Free College Proposals, a Guarantee from New Hampshire
Regardless of where you come from, the ability to access and receive a high-quality education is the key to success. The dream of an accessible education will now become a… Read more »
Year-Round Pell Grants to Debut Next Month
DC Shuttle … Ed Dept Announces Year-Round Pell Grants. The U.S. Department of Education announced that year–round Pell Grants would be made available to students beginning on July 1, 2017…. Read more »
The Apprentice?
DC Shuttle … Trump Begins Work to Boost Apprenticeships. President Trump announced new administrative actions as well as legislative proposals aimed at boosting apprenticeship programs and other worker training, The… Read more »
Call Security! FAFSA Retrieval Was Shut Down for Breach, Not Maintenance
DC Shuttle … FAFSA Data Breach. The U.S. Education Department announced that it has partially restored an online tool that automatically provides borrowers’ income data when they repay their students… Read more »
Lifting Ban on Student-Level Records
DC Shuttle … Senators Introduce Unit Record System Bill. U.S. Senators Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced legislation that would change… Read more »