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Students may earmark their donations to the Senior Gift for either financial aid or the College Fund, an unrestricted fund administered by the dean of the College...
...Governor Jeb Bush's "A+ Schools" program, the model for his brother's national voucher plan. (As Governor of Texas, George W. Bush tried but failed to get the legislature to pass a similar program.) Students at both Pensacola schools were offered as much as $4,000 in state aid to pay for private-school tuition. Under Bush's national proposal, failing schools that do not improve for three years would lose their federal Title I money, which is then divided up and given, along with state matching dollars, to parents as $1,500 vouchers...
Voucher critics warned that the loss of $2 million in state aid could devastate the district schools. While Spencer Bibbs did have to drop three reading specialists, the voucher threat inspired the district to make improvements, including extending the school year to 210 days. Today neither Spencer Bibbs nor A.A. Dixon is on the state's failing list...
Baker cited a new financial aid policy that led to an increase in stipends to graduate students as evidence that the University treats its graduate students well...
...website, which according to the administration is absolutely secure, also lists information on anticipated financial aid. Students that pay their bills via a payment plan have the option of accessing a schedule that informs them when their next payment is due. The mailing address for term bills may be viewed, so that students can ensure that their bills are being sent to the right places (or in cases of dire parental avoidance, ensure that they are being sent to the wrong places...