A New Opportunity Agenda for Higher Education

A New Opportunity Agenda for Higher Education:
Making Critical Investments in Education and Training

January 20, 2000

Today, the President will announce that his FY2001 budget will include new critical investments in higher education, training, and youth opportunities as part of his New Opportunity Agenda. These initiatives include:

I. A $30 Billion College Opportunity Tax Cut to provide Tax Relief for Millions of Families Struggling to Make College More Affordable.

II. Nearly $1 Billion for College Completion Challenge Grants, Pell Grants, and Other Initiatives to Help Students Afford and Be Able to Stay in School.

III. Over $400 Million in Increases in Initiatives to Keep Young People on the Track to Success.

 

I. COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY TAX CUT TO MAKE COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR MORE AMERICANS

 

 

II. NEARLY $1 BILLION IN INCREASES TO PELL GRANTS, SEOG, WORK STUDY, AND THE NEW COLLEGE COMPLETION AND DUAL DEGREE INITIATIVES:

 

 

III. OVER $400 MILLION IN INCREASES TO KEEP YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE TRACK TO SUCCESS

 




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