Saturday, October 8, 2011

House and Senate debate bills funding Higher Education.

House and Senate debate bills funding Higher Education. Don't expect a big boost in Pell v. t. 1. To pelt; to knock about.n. 1. A skin or hide; a pelt.2. A roll of parchment; a parchment record.Clerk of the pellsformerly, an officer of the exchequer who entered accounts on certain parchment rolls, called pell rolls. Grants next year. Though theHouse authorizing committee wants to boost the maximum Pell Grant The Pell Grant program is a type of post-secondary, educational federal grant program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. It is named after U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell and originally known as the the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant program. size,it seems unlikely that any increase will keep up with inflation in theshort run. The administration wanted to increase the award by $100 forthe 2006-2007 academic year, to $4,150, but the Senate AppropriationsCommittee In the United States government, the Appropriations Committee can refer to either: the United States House Committee on Appropriations the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations approved a fiscal year 2006 funding bill for the Department ofEducation that rejects any increase. The House has approved a bill witha $50 increase. Senate appropriators expressed regret that they couldn'tincrease grant size because the congressional budget resolution forfiscal year 2006 doesn't support it. They said in their fundingreport that they hope they can increase it next year. The Senate appropriations bill would provide $13.2 billion for PellGrants, though the House already approved an appropriations bill thatearmarks $13.4 billion. The Senate bill also includes $4.3 billion tocover the accumulated ac��cu��mu��late?v. ac��cu��mu��lat��ed, ac��cu��mu��lat��ing, ac��cu��mu��latesv.tr.To gather or pile up; amass. See Synonyms at gather.v.intr.To mount up; increase. shortfall in the program. On the other hand, the Senate bill offers some student aid not inthe House-passed measure. The Senate committee approved $804.8 millionfor Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, while the Houseapproved only the fiscal year 2005 figure of $772.7 million. Both billsoffer $990.3 million for federal work-study programs. Another source of disagreement: The House would end the Byrd HonorsScholarships as per the administration's request, while the Senatewould provide $41 million for the program. States get the funds toprovide $1,500 scholarships. The Senate Appropriations Committee figures27,333 students could get funding with its allotment A portion, share, or division. The proportionate distribution of shares of stock in a corporation. The partition and distribution of land. ALLOTMENT. Distribution by lot; partition. Merl. Rep. h.t. . Both bills also recommend no funding for new Perkins Loans, butinclude $551.2 million for loan cancellations. Vocational and Adult Education Vocational education looks like it will remain at the same level aslast year, despite the Bush Administration's call for cuts.Appropriations committees rejected the administration's plan on thegrounds that authorizing committees have not approved it. Both bills include $1.2 billion for Basic Grants under the PerkinsVocational and Technical Education Act. $403.3 million would becomeavailable next July 1 and $791 million on Oct. 1, 2006. Both bills also would provide $105.8 million for tech-prepeducation. But while the House would keep funding for national programsand research at $11.8 million, the Senate bill reduces it to $9.3million, with the $2.5 million difference going to the State ScholarsProgram. But both bills would eliminate the $4.9 million Tech-Prep EducationDemonstration Program, which supported high-school programs atcommunity-college campuses. They also would end the $9.3 millionOccupation and Employment Information Program, which provides jobinformation to students on campus. Both bills retain funding for state adult education programs at thefiscal year 2005 level of $569.7 million, rejecting theadministration's call to cut it to $200 million. Another $9.1million would go for national activities, such as research, development,distributing info and improving management. Higher Education The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education--whichprovides funds to two-year colleges for innovation, remains in doubt.Both the Senate and the House offered more than the Bushadministration's request of $22.2 million. The Senate bill includes$162.2 million but the House only $49.2 million. There is not much controversy or change over programs for specificethnic groups. Both bills would provide the same $80.3 million level aslast year for HEA's Part A-Strengthening Institutions program,which provides money for planning grants for institutions withfinancially needy need��y?adj. need��i��er, need��i��est1. Being in need; impoverished. See Synonyms at poor.2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree. students. They also include $95.9 million forHispanic-serving institutions, a $767,000 increase from fiscal year2005. Both bills also recommend $240.5 million for historically blackcolleges and universities Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the African American community. They are often liberal arts colleges or universities. , a $1.9 million increase. Both would provide $23.8 million for tribally controlled collegesand universities. The Minority Science and Engineering Improvementprogram would get $8.8 million under both versions. There are, however, a few sources of disagreement. The Senate billwould provide $11.9 million for Alaska native and nativeHawaiian-serving institutions, whereas the House only appropriates $6.5million. And the Senate would provide $6.9 million for the DemonstrationProjects to Ensure Quality Higher Education for Students withDisabilities program, while the House would zero it out. Both bills also offer $836.5 million for TRIO and $306.5 millionfor GEARUP GEARUP Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs . And they both would continue to fund the Child Care AccessMeans Parents in Schools program at just under $16 million to helpnon-traditional students care for their children while they attendclass.

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