Friday, March 1, 2013
Missouri Baptist University says it will be forced to "guess" about federal aid levels even as award letters go out to students in early March.
Congressional lawmakers are meeting with President Obama Friday, but there's little reason to expect an agreement that will immediately delay mandated federal spending cuts which were due to take effect March 1. College administrators are bracing for what the cuts would mean for higher education. According to data calculated by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Missouri Baptist University is projected to lose just over $9,000 in Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant or SEOG funding, and $13,323 in Work Study funding. The cuts would take effect in July. The school reported that in 2011-2012, 154 students received the SEOG funds and 92 students participated in Federal Work Study. Terry Dale Cruse…
Here's what got you clicking last month—everything from serious crime to the sale of a local business.
We covered a wide range of local Creve Coeur stories on Patch in February, ranging from serious crime to a fatal accident to local ties to the Jimmy Fallon show. Based on pageviews on the site, here are the top 10 headlines from February. Sequestration: What It Means For Social Security Who's The Creve Coeur Athlete Of The Week? You Decide Victim Identified In Fatal Pedestrian-Car Crash At Mercy Watch: Night Beds Performed On 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' Update: Mercy Releases Statement On Pedestrian Death Update: Mercy Says OB/GYN's Facebook Comments 'Inappropriate' Lawsuit Claims Baby Was Decapitated During Delivery at Mercy Man Charged With Felony DWI After Running Red Light in Creve Coeur Police: Man Exposed Himself Twice In Creve …
Many agencies are bracing for what could come down the pike as Congress fails to avert spending cuts.
As political leaders in Washington, D.C. appear unlikely to avert a Friday deadline to avoid "sequestration", a process that will bring automatic federal buget cuts, education leaders, non-profit service providers and others are left to play a waiting game to truly see the impact. In some cases, that impact is very clear. In others, it will take time. According to a variety of sources, while Social Security payments won't change because of the cuts, customer service could suffer and there is a possibility of furloughs and office closures. For Jewish Family & Children's Services, there isn't an immediate concern about a Friday deadline. What comes next is what worries Executive Director Louis Albert. “They will have to replace them with …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
District administrators are forecasting financial hits on programs from child nutrition to special education.
West St. Louis Country area school districts are crunching the numbers and trying to determine what mandated federal budget cuts would mean if they go into effect starting Friday as part of the so-called "sequestration process." The White House released a state-by-state projection saying "Missouri will lose about $11.9 million in funding for primary and secondary education, putting around 160 teacher and aide jobs at risk. In addition, about 17,000 fewer students would be served and about 60 fewer schools would receive funding." The Special School District, which serves students with special needs from nearly every district in St. Louis County, would see cuts to funding from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA. …
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2:10 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
If sequester does happen, federal spending this year will still be higher than last year. more ›