North Carolina Cuts Community College Student Success Initiative Funding

25 Years of School Choice For Florida Parents and Students

Step Up For Students, the nonprofit group that administers the Florida education choice scholarship programs, is highlighting the 25th anniversary of Florida’s landmark education choice scholarship program. The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship (FTC) went into effect July 1, 2001, after it was passed by the Florida Legislature and Gov. Jeb Bush signed it into law. The []

Public universities, community colleges to see funding boost from state budget – Chicago Tribune*

Public universities, community colleges to see funding boost from state budget – Chicago Tribune*

The Rising HBCU Enrollment: 15 Largest Black Schools Ranked by Size

From North Carolina AT State University to St. Philip's College, these 15 HBCUs are experiencing notable enrollment growth.

High Schools Emphasizing Personal Finance Education

39 US states now require students to complete a personal finance course to graduate, up from just one state in 1998. Senior Advocacy Director for the Council for Economic Education Leslie Finnan explains that students who take these courses tend to make better financial decisions, have higher credit scores, and manage student loans more responsibly. Bloomberg This Weekend's Lisa Mateo also spoke with Brooklyn Preparatory High School Assistant Principal and Financial Literacy Educator Diana Isern about the curriculum of a modern finance class. (Source: Bloomberg)

Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina Applauds Passage of State Budget

RALEIGH, NC – Today, Governor Josh Stein signed into law North Carolina’s first comprehensive state budget since 2023, a budget crafted by the General Assembly that will further reduce individual income taxes, increase teacher and law enforcement pay, and offer additional funding to communities still recovering from the lingering impacts of Hurricane Helene. Americans for [] The post Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina Applauds Passage of State Budget appeared first on Americans for Prosperity.

Second Harvest Receives $32,000 Grant To Expand School Pantry Program

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee has been awarded a 32,000 grant from the Morgan Stanley Foundation to str...

Education costs snag more than half of NC’s $34.4B state budget

Public school K-12 spending in North Carolina’s proposed state budget has the largest share of the 34.4 billion spending plan. Lawmakers began voting on the bill Wednesday and finished Thursday, sending it forward to first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein. He’ll have 10 days for a decision to reject, sign or allow it to become law []...Click to read more

Fidelity Municipal Income Fund Q1 2026 Commentary

Fidelity Municipal Income Fund Q1 2026 Commentary

What Borrowers Should Know as Sweeping Student Loan Changes From Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Take Effect

Graduates arrive to the University of Maryland commencement ceremony in College Park, Maryland, on May 22, 2025. —Allison Robbert—The Washington Post/Getty Images) Sweeping changes to federal student loans included in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill are taking effect on Wednesday, with implications for millions of borrowers. Starting on July 1, new student loan []

Black Women’s Nonprofit Awards Grants to Local Southern Groups as Part of Joy-Filled Tour

The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium will grant 350,000 to two dozen Southern community organizations working in 13 states to fund programs that take on acute challenges facing underserved Black women and girls. The post Black Women’s Nonprofit Awards Grants to Local Southern Groups as Part of Joy-Filled Tour appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

Stein signs GOP-proposed NC budget, ushering in lower taxes and raises for state employees

North Carolina has a new budget in place for the first time in over a year. Raises and bonuses for state workers are retirees should soon hit bank accounts, and new state projects can now get started.

6 HBCUs Launch Course-Sharing Partnership

6 HBCUs Launch Course-Sharing Partnership Joshua.Bay Thu, 07/02/2026 - 03:00 AM The new initiative lets students take classes across institutions without transferring or losing progress toward a degree. Byline(s) Joshua Bay

Form 13D/A Franklin BSP Lending Fund For: 7 July

Form 13D/A Franklin BSP Lending Fund For: 7 July

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For the last decade, Ohio’s dual credit program, College Credit Plus (CCP), has been giving academically eligible students in grades 7–12 the opportunity to earn postsecondary credit by taking college courses for free. According to the most recent annual report, more than 94,000 students participated in CCP during the 2024–25 school year. But the report also shows sizable enrollment gaps between White and minority students, as well as economically disadvantaged pupils and their more affluent Read More

Horizon Power grants give $55,000 to community initiatives across Goldfields-Esperance

Initiatives and community events across the Goldfields-Esperance region will receive a cash boost of 55,000 through Horizon Power’s community partnerships program.

‘Professional degree’ list is expanded. But education still didn’t make the cut.

The designation comes with an increased federal student loan cap of 200,000 for graduate programs.

Federal money for workforce training begins, but few programs qualify

July 1 marks the official opening of a program that allows federal dollars to go toward short-term workforce training programs. So far just 12 states have created road maps for colleges to apply.

Georgetown’s Slavery Reconciliation Fund appears inactive after distributing $400,000 over two years

Georgetown University’s Slavery Reconciliation Fund, launched in 2022, appears to have gone inactive after distributing just 400,000 over two years. The fund launched after a 2019 student referendum with a goal of awarding up to 400,000 “per year to projects that engage communities of Descendants whose ancestors were enslaved on Jesuit plantations.” According to the []

The Most Effective Community Mental Health Clinic Model Just Received More Than $223 Million in New Federal Funding

223.1 million in new federal funding was announced June 17 for CCBHC community mental health clinics. Here's how this model reduces ER visits and what it means for access to care.

SMBC Asia Rising Fund invests $12-15 million in Easy Home Finance, Vayana, DPDzero

The capital distribution coincided with distinct institutional milestones for each recipient, led by a 30 million Series C funding round for Easy Home Finance driven by its existing shareholders

NYC approves $1,000 college savings accounts for all public school kindergartners

NEW YORK — New York City’s next budget revealed Tuesday includes funding to open 1,000 college savings accounts for every public school kindergartner, making it the largest program of its kind in the United States. The 53 million investment...

WyoGives provides once-a-year boost to critical Wyoming organizations

Support impactful nonprofits on Wednesday — and consider WyoFile among them. The post WyoGives provides once-a-year boost to critical Wyoming organizations appeared first on WyoFile .

Summer 2026 U.S. Credits

Vanity Fair's Summer 2026 issue