Month: May 2010
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In-State Tuition for All Massachusetts Residents
PHENOM has worked closely with the Student Immigrant Movement (SIM) and the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Association (MIRA) on Education Opportunity. Right now, children of undocumented immigrants must pay out-of-state tuition […]
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PHENOM Calls on the Senate to Level Fund Public Higher Education
PHENOM has been at the forefront of pressuring the state to give public higher education its fair share of the federal stimulus monies. In 2009, PHENOM filed a formal complaint […]
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Rep. Patrick on Equitable Taxes
Read this important viewpoint on Revenues from Rep. Matthew Patrick who recently introduced an amendment to the House budget that would have restored the 12% rate on unearned income (dividends and […]
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Educational Rewards Program
PHENOM has followed the lead of the Crittenton Women’s Union in advocating for funding for the Educational Rewards Program. It was established as part of the 2006 Economic Stimulus bill […]
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Taxes for Public Higher Education
On May 18, voters in Arizona approved Proposition 100, which will temporarily increase the sales tax by one cent on the dollar to fund both K-12 and higher education. In […]
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Work Less, Study More, and Succeed
This report from Demos documents how “financial supports can improve postsecondary success”. Just as a postsecondary education has become essential for getting a decent job and entering the middle class, […]
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Federal Bailout: Not for Education?
Congress took a step Thursday toward disappointing education leaders who are hoping for another large injection of federal funds, even as the Obama administration stepped up its advocacy for such […]
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Letter on “Vision Project” in Boston Globe
For higher ed, ‘Vision’ first, then follow-through May 14, 2010 KUDOS FOR editorializing that “there is something fundamentally wrong with a state education system that puts so much attention on […]
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Free Community College – One Example
PHENOM has floated the idea of free community college for some time now. Here is an example from Oklahoma that sheds light on how such a program can be very practical and […]