Butler County Community College receives $3 million gift Saturday, August 5 by Louise BennettBUTLER – Butler County Community College has been gifted $3 million to establish two new scholarship funds at the college.According to BC3, former... Read More.
Gift cards, commission fees and even free college tuition: GOP candidates test odd fundraising strategies Thursday, July 13 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- People might not immediately be inclined to donate a dollar to Doug Burgum, the North Dakota governor now running for president. But would a $20 gift card sweeten the deal?That's the offer the long shot candidate is making to potential supporters, as he... Read More.
UNC to offer free tuition to some students whose families make less than $80,000 a year Saturday, July 8 by ABC News(NORTH CAROLINA) -- The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill announced that it would be providing free tuition and fees to students from North Carolina families making less than $80,000 a year.Free tuition will be offered beginning with the incoming 2024 undergraduate class.The announcement... Read More.
Pennsylvania Senate bill would help fire and EMS recruit and retain personnel Tuesday, October 4 by Louise BennettHarrisburg - A bill pending Senate approval in Harrisburg would help Pennsylvania’s volunteer fire and emergency medical services organizations in recruiting and retaining personnel.Legislation which passed in the State House a few weeks ago would provide $1,000 in tuition assistance each year for full-time... Read More.
Why Yale Law’s dean says eliminating tuition for students in need benefits the legal profession Friday, July 29 by ABC News(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) -- As students prepare to return to school in the fall, one Ivy League law school has a new scholarship aimed at broadening access to legal education by eliminating tuition for students with financial needs.Yale Law School's Hurst Horizon Scholarship will... Read More.
BC3 and Penn Highlands partner to offer tuition sponsorship Friday, July 29 by Louise BennettDuBois – Butler County Community College at Brockway and Penn Highlands Healthcare signed a four-year tuition sponsorship contract yesterday.Penn Highlands will now fund tuition for up to 30 qualified students that it refers each year to BC3’s Nursing, R.N. program. In exchange, students will sign... Read More.
Clearfield School District raises taxes and real estate millage Wednesday, June 22 by Louise BennettClearfield – Clearfield School District home and property owners are facing a tax increase.On Monday, the Clearfield school board approved its final 2022-23 budget with a 4-mill tax increase.Despite an increase in tax revenue, the district is projecting an overall deficit of nearly $6.7... Read More.
Supreme Court says Maine cannot bar religious schools from state tuition program Tuesday, June 21 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state of Maine must allow parents who receive taxpayer-funded tuition assistance payments to use them at religious schools, saying a ban on the practice had violated the First Amendment.The decision is a significant expansion of... Read More.
Penn Highlands pays tuition for PSR to MA program at BCAT Thursday, January 20 by wcednewsDuBois, PA – Penn Highlands Healthcare is offering Patient Service Representatives the opportunity to advance to a Clinical Medical Assistant position through a partnership with Brockway Center for Arts and Technology (BCAT).PHH will pay the tuition for the 14-week PSR to MA program for... Read More.
Tax dollars for religious school tuition? Supreme Court conservatives warm to the idea Wednesday, December 8 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Two families from Maine asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to expand taxpayer support for religious schools by requiring a state tuition assistance program to include sectarian as well as nonsectarian institutions.The case, which has been closely watched by school choice advocates, could... Read More.
