The Federal Education Budget Project publishes policy papers and issue briefs about education policy and budget issues. This page provides links to all of FEBP’s publications.

Feb
15
2012

Summary and Analysis of President Obama's Education Budget Request <a href="http://newamerica.net/user/227" title="View user profile.">Jason Delisle</a><a href="http://newamerica.net/user/46" title="View user profile.">Jennifer Cohen</a>

Fiscal Year 2013 February 15, 2012 Jason Delisle Jennifer Cohen Click here to view PDF

President Barack Obama submitted his fourth budget request to Congress on February 13th, 2012. The detailed budget request includes proposed funding levels for federal programs and agencies ...

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Feb
09
2012

Student Loan Interest Rates: History, Subsidies, and Cost <a href="http://newamerica.net/user/227" title="View user profile.">Jason Delisle</a>

February 9, 2012 Jason Delisle

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In his State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to prevent federal student loan interest rates from doubling later this year. This is the culmination of decades of legislative changes to the federal student loan program. Few people are aware of the policies that led to the pending ...

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Dec
22
2011

2012 Education Appropriations Guide <a href="http://newamerica.net/user/227" title="View user profile.">Jason Delisle</a><a href="http://newamerica.net/user/46" title="View user profile.">Jennifer Cohen</a>

January 3, 2012 Jason Delisle Jennifer Cohen

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Congress completed the fiscal year 2012 appropriations process on December 17th, 2011, finalizing annual funding for federal education programs through September 30, 2012 at $68.1 billion, down $233 million from the prior year. It is the first year ...

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Oct
13
2011

The State Fiscal Stabilization Fund and Higher Education Spending <a href="http://newamerica.net/user/46" title="View user profile.">Jennifer Cohen</a>

Part 3 of 3: State Case Studies October 18, 2011 Jennifer Cohen

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By late 2008, the United States was in the midst of its most severe economic recession since the 1930s, brought on by a collapse in real estate prices and exacerbated by the failure of many large banks and financial ...

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Sep
12
2011

Congressional Budget Action for Fiscal Year 2012 and Its Impact on Education Funding <a href="http://newamerica.net/user/227" title="View user profile.">Jason Delisle</a>

September 13, 2011 Jason Delisle

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The fiscal year 2012 budget process has been anything but typical or predictable. While fiscal year 2012 starts in just a few weeks on October 1, 2011, the annual appropriations process is far from complete and funding for federal education programs  has not yet been finalized. Nevertheless, congressional ...

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Apr
15
2011

2011 Education Appropriations Guide <a href="http://newamerica.net/user/227" title="View user profile.">Jason Delisle</a><a href="http://newamerica.net/user/46" title="View user profile.">Jennifer Cohen</a>

May 17, 2011 Jason Delisle Jennifer Cohen

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Congress completed the fiscal year 2011 appropriations process on April 14th, 2011, finalizing annual funding for nearly all federal education programs through September 30, 2011 at $68.3 billion, up $4.2 billion from the prior year. Making sense of ...

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May
05
2011

The State Fiscal Stabilization Fund and Higher Education Spending <a href="http://newamerica.net/user/46" title="View user profile.">Jennifer Cohen</a>

Part 2 of 4 May 6, 2011 Jennifer Cohen

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By late 2008, the United States was in the midst of its most severe economic recession since the 1930s, brought on by a collapse in real estate prices and exacerbated by the failure of many large banks and financial institutions. Heeding calls ...

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Feb
09
2011

Summary and Analysis of President Obama’s Education Budget Request

Fiscal Year 2012 February 16, 2011 Federal Education Budget Project Click here for a full PDF version of the issue brief.

President Barack Obama submitted his third budget request to Congress on February 14th, 2011. The detailed budget request includes proposed funding levels for federal programs and agencies in ...

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Feb
09
2011

Key Questions on the Obama Administration's 2012 Education Budget Request

February 14, 2011 Federal Education Budget Project Click here for the full PDF version of the issue brief.

President Barack Obama submitted his third budget request to Congress on February 14th, 2011. The budget request includes proposed funding levels for all federal programs and agencies in aggregate for the upcoming 10 fiscal years, and specific fiscal year 2012 funding ...

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