After weeks of disagreement, Virginia lawmakers have reached a deal to repeal new restrictions on a program that offers free college tuition at state schools for families of military veterans who were killed or seriously disabled while on active duty. Senate Finance Chair Louise Lucas and House Appropriations Chairman Luke Torian announced late Tuesday that […]
For the second time this summer, the Virginia Senate returned to Richmond and failed to pass a bill most General Assembly members and many military families want to see advance. Another five hours at the Capitol Monday produced no breakthroughs in the slow-burning controversy over the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP), which […]
Offices of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, pictured June 11, 2024. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice) OKLAHOMA CITY – Fourteen presidents of Oklahoma’s public colleges and universities on Wednesday asked the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for hikes in tuition and fees. Many presidents said inflation was a reason for the proposed […]
The Virginia Senate adjourned from a special session Tuesday without advancing legislation to either amend restrictions to a military family tuition program or to legalize skill games, despite a commitment from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to work on the issues. Sen. Louise Lucas, the head of the Finance and Appropriations Committee, declined […]
Washington (DC News Now) — Virginia’s General Assembly passed a budget bill in May changing the standards for a program providing education benefits for kids and spouses of qualified disabled military veterans. Now, they need to apply for financial and possibly pay out of pocket before seeing any of those benefits. DC News Now’s Mark […]
Oklahoma State University is freezing tuition and mandatory fees for the third year in a row. In a statement released after its meeting Friday the A&M Board of Regents said its unanimous decision underscores a desire to make college education at OSU more accessible and affordable for students and their families. OSU President Kayse Shrum […]
Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, addresses his colleagues in the House of Delegates after being elected speaker of the House at the Virginia State Capitol on Jan. 10. (Nathaniel Cline/Virginia Mercury) Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, said he’s not opposed to reconvening the General Assembly to address a public outcry over recent changes […]
Jun. 2—David Montoya, 64, of Amherst and Rhonda Simpson, 55, of Bedford, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges stemming from making false statements to the Veterans Administration (VA) during its investigation into their business, StoneMakers Academy, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Montoya and Simpson pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiracy to make false […]
Andrea Mac and her husband considered seven key factors before deciding whether they’d pay for their daughter’s college tuition.Courtesy of Andrea Mac Andrea Mac, a business owner who made $550,000 last year, refuses to pay her daughter’s tuition. Mac questions the value of investing such a significant amount of money into a college education. She […]
May 20—The University of Maine System board of trustees unanimously voted Monday to raise student tuition as part of next year’s $648.6 million budget and extend Chancellor Dannel Malloy’s contract for two more years. The budget is the first since 2014 for which the system hasn’t had to dip into its reserves to cover expenses, […]
A Massachusetts man plans to pay for his children’s college tuition and purchase a new home after he won a $5.37 million jackpot prize in the State Lottery’s Megabucks drawing over the weekend. James Jorgensen, of Northborough, was joined by his wife Jennifer when claiming his prize Monday of a one-time payment of $3,609,886, according […]
May 3—FARMINGDALE — The New York Tuition Assistance Program, which provides grants to students pursuing an education at a SUNY college, got its first boost in over 20 years in this year’s state budget, and Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul is lauding the move as a commitment to making higher education more accessible. Since 2000, the […]