Many Education Programs Get Boost in Obama’s Budget Proposal

From The Forum on the Future of Public Education

In the education portion of the State of the Union speech, Obama emphasized incentivizing success and reaffirmed his committment to community colleges.  He also outlined a number of financial aid reforms, including a $10,000 tax credit and limits on the percentage of a worker’s income that must go towards repaying students loans.  He set a goal of renewing ESEA, but some experts are skeptical that it can be accomplished this year given the amount of discord NCLB has generated.

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