Education Funding

BioDistrict New Orleans CEO James McNamara says he hasn't been paid since March, a revelation he shared to illustrate that his organization is broke. That's because the district has no regular income, although...

Colorado's hospitals are expecting a legislative session with few health care bills -- but that doesn't mean they don't have some concerns. Rep. Marsha Looper has filed a bill that seeks to repeal...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently travelled his 2012-13 Executive Budget and Reform Plan. The Governor's $132.5 billion budget and reform plan builds on the spending reform initiatives adopted last year. The budget increases...

HEADNOTE Businesses seek to bridge corporate, collegiate communities THE CHRIS CHRISTIE administration wants to build stronger ties between higher education institutions and businesses - and observers are hoping the governor revisits a proposal...

HEADNOTE Industry leaders say Christie's promise would help build on N.J.'s pro-business momentum Chris Christie had barely finished promising a 10 percent cut to the state income tax when Garden State business leaders...

Putting territorial issues aside, Pikes Peak Community College and Pueblo Community College announced a partnership aimed at helping educate workers for the the manufacturing community. Lance Bolton, president of the PPCC, said he...

Craig Collins is president and CEO of La Jolla-based health care technology firm Perminova, which recently closed a $7 million Series A round of funding. The company develops and markets Web-based software for...

As director for The San Diego Women's Foundation, or SDWF, Tracy Johnson oversees the organization's operations, including building and supporting its membership and philanthropic programs, ensuring that both members and community partners (grantees)...

Even as teachers expressed concern over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision to tie school district funding to new teacher evaluation methods, the State University of New York system greeted the decision to hold the...

Inaugural Project to Focus on Improving Government Efficiency Through IT FAIRFAX, Va. -- The American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council today announced the creation of an Institute for Innovation to provide an objective...

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of all persons...

National Campaign Will Encourage Listeners to Contribute to Innovative, Award-Winning Education Charity that Benefits Local Teachers Chase to Help Match Listeners' Donations NEW YORK -- Clear Channel Communities[TM], the recently launched community engagement...

Project to improve electric service reliability for customers in Portions of Center City and University City PHILADELPHIA -- PECO has invested more than $60 million in the newly-constructed Peltz substation to improve electric...

2011 Loan Originations Up 19 Percent, Operating Expenses Down NEWARK, Del. -- Sallie Mae (NASDAQ: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, today released fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 financial results highlighting increased student loan originations, lower...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the senior and subordinates notes issued by SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-3 senior notes at 'AAAsf' with a Negative Rating Outlook. Fitch has affirmed the subordinate...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AAA' to the following general obligation (GO) bonds of Wake County, North Carolina (the county): --$96.8 million GO school bonds, series 2012A; --$79.4 million...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the senior notes issued by SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-1 at 'AAAsf' and the subordinate note at 'A+'. The Rating Outlook remains Negative for the senior...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo presented a proposed budget to the state Legislature today he said was easier to craft than last year's but carried challenging reform policies that would need to be enacted if...

Kno First to Market with Real Time Behavioral Analytics and Automated Flashcards to Stimulate Learning SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Kno Inc., a pioneer in education software, today announced the upcoming release of two...