Cutting TAP Funding
ALBANY, NY (01/20/2010)– which represents 26 accredited, degree-granting colleges throughout New York, urged the Legislature to reject the governor’s proposed cuts to the state’s vital Tuition Assistance Program. Governor Paterson on Tuesday released his proposed 2010-11 Executive Budget, which included proposals to reduce all TAP awards by $75 and cut the maximum TAP award for...
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President Barack Obama, speaking at Macomb Community College in Warren, Mich., in July, proposed a multibillion-dollar investment in the nation’s community colleges. Almost a year after assuming leadership, the administration of Barack Obama has taken on enormous tasks in confronting the recession that has gripped the U.S. economy. Americans have watched tentatively as the president has...
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