Legislative Priorities for the 111th Congress

Titel	Legislative Priorities for the 111th Congress
Quelle	In: Community College Journal, 79 (2009) 4, S.36-38 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1067-1803
Schlagwörter	Economic Development; Higher Education; Federal Aid; National Security; Community Colleges; Elementary Secondary Education; Federal Legislation; Rural Economics; Service Learning; Citizen Participation; Educational Facilities; Educational Legislation; Veterans; Taxes; Educational Finance; Foreign Students; Immigrants; International Studies; Competition; Engineering; Mathematics; Sciences; Technology; Labor Force Development; Allied Health Occupations; Nursing; Job Layoff; Adult Students; Welfare Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; National territory; Security; Staatsgebiet; Sicherheit; Community college; Community College; Bundesrecht; Service-Learning; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Bildungsstätte; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Kriegsteilnehmer; Veteran; Abgabe; Bildungsfonds; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Internationaler Studiengang; Wettkampf; Maschinenbau; Mathematik; Science; Wissenschaft; Technologie; Arbeitskräftebestand; Gesundheitsberuf; Krankenpflege; Beurlaubung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Fürsorgeeinrichtung
Abstract	Lawmakers this year on Capitol Hill will weigh critical issues of importance to the nation's community colleges. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) will be hard at work to ensure the interests of two-year institutions are well represented. This article takes a brief look at the 2009 AACC-ACCT Joint Legislative Agenda. The legislative priorities for the 111th Congress include: (1) Appropriations; (2) Higher Education Act (HEA) Reauthorization Implementation; (3) Veterans; (4) Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Reauthorization; (5) Using the Tax Code to Finance Higher Education; (6) Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act ; (7) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Competitiveness; (8) Higher Education Act Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Programs; (9) International Students; (10) Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization; (11) Trade Adjustment Assistance; (12) Sustainability; (13) Allied Health and Nursing Legislation; (14) Homeland Security; (15) Rural Economic Development; (16) Welfare Reform; (17) Facilities; (18) Service Learning and Community Engagement; and (19) Older Students. (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10