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What Now for Student Aid Bill?

WASHINGTON -- For months, legislation to restructure the student loan programs and bolster Pell Grants, community colleges and other priorities has been held hostage as the Obama administration and Congressional leaders wrangled over health care. Now, with Democrats having decided to push health care through Congress with or without Republican support, the possible paths forward for the student aid measure...

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AACC Summary of Obama’s FY11 Budget

The administration released its FY11 budget earlier today, and AACC has just posted this summary of the budget's highlights to its website.  The summary covers funding requests for the most important programs to community colleges, including student aid, institutional assistance, job training and others.  We will continue to update and expand on this information, but wanted to make sure...

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State of the Union Focuses on Job Creation

President Obama's first State of the Union speech focused on increasing jobs, helping the middle class and small businesses and decreasing the federal deficit. While education was not a major part of the speech, the president did include a promise to increase the education budget despite his plan to freeze domestic spending. Specifics included mention of a national...

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