Perriello adds amendment for early childhood education GoDanRiver:
"The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act moving through Congress includes an amendment from Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, to even out funding between rural and urban areas for early childhood education programs.
Perriello held a conference call Thursday with Rep. George Miller, D-California, chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, who described the SAFRA bill as “an historical act.”
“(This legislation) is the largest commitment by the federal government to higher education in our his-tory,” Miller said.
The bill, H.R. 3221, would improve college accessibility through an overhaul of the federal student loan process by creating a direct loan program in 2010. The program will form a public-private partnership and take the place of taxpayer-subsidized lenders, keeping the loan program “entirely insulated from market swings,” according to a news release from the education and labor committee."
"The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act moving through Congress includes an amendment from Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, to even out funding between rural and urban areas for early childhood education programs.
Perriello held a conference call Thursday with Rep. George Miller, D-California, chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, who described the SAFRA bill as “an historical act.”
“(This legislation) is the largest commitment by the federal government to higher education in our his-tory,” Miller said.
The bill, H.R. 3221, would improve college accessibility through an overhaul of the federal student loan process by creating a direct loan program in 2010. The program will form a public-private partnership and take the place of taxpayer-subsidized lenders, keeping the loan program “entirely insulated from market swings,” according to a news release from the education and labor committee."