Friday, December 21, 2007

End of the year news

AACRAO.com has reported on year end Omnibus bills that Congress has passed.

Concerning education financial aid:

In addition, Democrats were able to secure funding for several favored programs President Bush hoped to eliminate. Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG), Perkins Student Loan, and the Leveraging Education Assistance Programs (LEAP) will all be spared, although their budgets will be significantly tighter than in fiscal year 2007.