NYPIRG’s 2004-2005 Preliminary Budget Request for Higher Education
Mayor Bloomberg’s 2004-05 preliminary budget cuts to higher education are harmful to New York City.
As such, we urge that the New York City Council:
- Restore the Safety Net Program that assists the city’s poorest students to afford last year’s tuition increase ($4.5 million);
- Restore the Peter Vallone Scholarship that allots financial aid to CUNY’s best and brightest students ($5.5 million);
- Restore funding to CUNY community colleges ($1.9 million)
- Restore funding cut in the current year budget modification that would continue into next year, deeply impacting full-time faculty lines and student services ($5.4 million); and
- Increase funding for CUNY's community colleges.
An investment in higher education is an investment in the future of New York.
For more information contact Miriam Kramer.
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