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Rep. Olver Joins the TRiO Caucus

Allison — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:33:47 +0000

On February 27, 2012 Representative Olver (MA -1) joined the TRiO caucus.

The members of the COE organized TRiO Caucus are friends of TRiO in good time and in tough times. MEOA Members, Please take a moment to thank them with a call or an email for their ongoing support of our programs and to thank them for their membership in the TRiO Caucus. These are the long term boosters of Educational Opportunity, and it is of utmost importance that we remind them that their membership in the TRiO Caucus does not go unnoticed by their constituents. MA Representatives Neal, Mcgovern, Lynch, Capuano, & Olver are Members of the TRiO Caucus.

MA TRiO Alumni Featured on City Line

Allison — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:30:51 +0000

“CityLine”, ABC channel 5’s award-winning urban news magazine program, featured the TRIO programs and former participants. Appearing on the show is Dr. Oscar Santos and Mr. Emmanuel Lamour. Dr. Oscar Santos is Superintendent of the Randolph Schools and alumni of the TRIO Student Support Services program at Boston College. Emmanuel Lamour is an electrical engineer, who participated in Upward Bound as a high school student at BU. Mr. Lamour is currently a Manager for Raytheon Technical Services Company. The program is hosted by Karen Holmes Ward.

Take a look at the segment by clicking here or go to http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/30240709/detail.html. (Click Segment #2) Consider leaving a comment and forwarding to your colleagues.

On the show, Dr. Santos and Mr. Lamour talk about the impact TRIO had on their lives and express the need to continue to support the programs. After sending a press release, NEOA was asked to contact alumni in the Boston area to appear on the show.

2011 MEOA Conference

Allison — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:19:28 +0000

2011 MEOA Conference Registration is now available http://www.meoaonline.org/events/conference-2011/

President Obama Proposes a $67 million Increase in Appropriations for TRIO in FY 2012.

Allison — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:15:46 +0000

President Obama proposed a $67 million increase in funding for FY 2012 to provide adequate funding for next fall’s Upward Bound and McNair competitions and to prevent an absolute loss of students and programs (a 7.8% increase over the current funding level). In his proposed budget, President Obama requests level-funding for GEAR UP and also provides additional money for the Pell Grant program to allow the maximum grant to remain at $5,550. Read more on COE’s Government relation page 2/14/11 post here. Read the DOE FY 2012 Budget Year Summary here on ed.gov

House Proposes to Cut TRIO by $24.9 Million in FY2011

Allison — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:11:58 +0000

House Republicans introduced a bill that not only cuts TRIO funding for the remainder of FY 2011 by 2.9% (for a loss of $24.9 million), but provides inadequate funding for programs important to the education of low-income and first-generation students and threatens our national security. If this bill is passed, 60,000 students could be kicked out of the Talent Search and EOC programs this year (programs funded by the FY 2011 bill) due to lack of funding and Congressional support. GEAR UP received a 6.1% cut in funding for FY 2011 for a loss of $19.8 million. Read More (under 2/11/11) on the COE government relations page.

MEOA Awarded COE State Iniative Grant

Allison — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:03:44 +0000

On February 11, 2010 MEOA was awarded a Council for Opportunity in Education State Initiative Grant to fund a MEOA Alumni Development Project. COE is providing MEOA with $1000 in a 1:1 match with MEOA to increase and improve our … Continue reading →