{"id":1862,"date":"2018-02-16T12:29:51","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T17:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=1862"},"modified":"2018-02-16T12:29:51","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T17:29:51","slug":"icymi-nacac-opposes-trump-budget-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/02\/16\/icymi-nacac-opposes-trump-budget-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: NACAC Opposes Trump Budget Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1863\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1863\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/trump.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1863\" src=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/trump.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/trump.jpg 640w, https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/trump-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The White House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a statement released earlier this week, NACAC voiced opposition to President Trump&#8217;s budget proposal, noting that the plan &#8220;stortchanged&#8221; students at all levels.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal cuts funding for the Department of Education by 10.5 percent in fiscal year 2019 and abolishes several critical programs that help make college more affordable.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Programs tagged for elimination include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/programs\/gearup\/index.html\">GEAR Up<\/a>, a grant program designed to increase the number of low-income students prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.ed.gov\/sa\/types\/grants-scholarships\/fseog\">Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants<\/a>, which help low-income undergraduate students finance the costs of postsecondary education.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.ed.gov\/sa\/repay-loans\/forgiveness-cancellation\/public-service\/questions\">Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program<\/a>, which provides debt relief for school counselors, college admission professionals, and others who work for nonprofit or government organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The proposal also effectively cuts the federal work-study program by nearly $500 million, converts funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ope\/trio\/index.html\">TRIO<\/a>\u00a0programs to a block grant, and\u00a0calls for Congress to \u201creduce regulatory burdens\u201d in higher education.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nacacnet.org\/news--publications\/newsroom\/nacac-opposes-trump-budget-proposal\/\">Read the full statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/02\/02\/celebrate-national-school-counseling-week\/mstegmeir@nacacnet.org.\">mstegmeir@nacacnet.org.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a statement released earlier this week, NACAC voiced opposition to President Trump&#8217;s budget proposal, noting that the plan &#8220;stortchanged&#8221; students at all levels. 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