"Federal aid to education should actually aid education in our local Texas schools, not provide a bailout to the governor for his mismanagement of the state budget, " said U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a Democrat who represents part of Austin.
African ministries of education welcome the Education First initiative of the UN Secretary General, but note the reported drop in external aid to education in the region in the wake of the global economic downturn.
Moreover, aid to education does not always reach those who need it most.
At the same time, international aid for education is in danger of decreasing due to the current financial crisis, the report warns.
The humanitarian aid system is failing children, warns the report, which calls for a major overhaul in aid to education in conflict-affected countries.
One of the main beneficiaries of a skilled workforce, the private sector, presently contributes the equivalent of 5% of total official aid to education.
Donations to private universities fell last year for the first time since the late 1980s, according to the Rand Corporation's Council for Aid to Education.
Mr Kennedy repeated his party's thesis that the Eisenhower Administration has done too little, too slowly about such matters of national concern as the rate of economic growth, the farm problem, federal aid to education, and health insurance for the elderly.
The legislation also permanently ties the implementation of a state-approved evaluation system with annual education aid increases.
The provision, included in the new budget legislation, will also make annual state education aid increases contingent on having an evaluation system.
Cuts in state education aid, the mayor said, will result in the loss of 700 teachers through attrition this school year and up to 1, 800 next year.
The estimates point to the need for an increased commitment to education on the part of national governments as well as a substantial increase in aid commitments to basic education.
It specialized in providing education and aid to children, pregnant women, and families.
More households are experiencing poverty, malnutrition levels are rising and, at the same time, levels of education and aid budgets are coming under increased pressure.
So the second way we're using our aid is to improve education so that the young in the developing world have the tools they need to realize their God-given potential.
It's a familiar story at colleges across the country, especially at historically black colleges and universities where, in some cases, up to 95 percent of students rely on financial aid to fund their education.
Their national governments have placed importance on the development of a quality education system but geographical difficulties, migration to main centres, limited resources and heavy dependency on external aid for quality improvement in education make the task challenging.
This week a supposedly bipartisan position on federal aid to the states for education fractured into partisan wrangling, and there will be more of the same.
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If you're also applying for need-based financial aid, don't worry about private scholarships decreasing your award, says Keema Echols, president of the Kenaly Complement, a financial aid consulting firm for higher education institutions.
The DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors), a legal means of providing paperless illegal-immigrant youth access to higher education and financial aid, was signed into California law in October 2011.
She revamped American aid to focus on health, education, food, the environment and energy.
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Most businesses employ people who gained their skills and education due to government aid and loans, many in government schools.
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As a result, currently "protected" departments, such as health, education, and overseas aid, could also find themselves facing budget cuts after the next general election.
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As always, debate ensued around the state of affairs in Africa, and we touched on politics, education, health, AID, trade, AIDS, assembly plants, and tourism.
The Report also highlights the need to improve aid effectiveness and substantially reform the Education Fast Track Initiative if the EFA goals are to be achieved.
By contrast, Mr Cameron has already pledged to ring-fence the education, health and international aid budgets.
Fuentes has explained that the presence of the offices will aid in health services and assist in education.
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We're increasing our assistance to the world's poorest countries and using this aid to encourage reform, and strengthen education, and fight the scourge of disease.
An eligible educational institution is any college, university, vocational school, or other post-secondary educational institution eligible to participate in a student aid program administered by the Department of Education.
Mobile financial services also allow a talented village seamstress to obtain a microfinance loan, enabling her to purchase another sewing machine, employ other women in her village, and provide for her family instead of relying on aid or depriving her children of basic education.
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