The Federal Budget and Community Colleges, What's the Forecast?

The Chronicle of Higher Education warns of federal funding challenges looming in the future. As they reported, "Republican leaders, in control of the House of Representatives, have vowed to significantly cut domestic spending. Because they are unlikely to trim budgets for the military, domestic security, and programs for veterans, the federal presence in areas like education and transportation is vulnerable.  Community-college officials worry that money for the Pell Grant program, which three million community-college students rely on annually, could be reduced, or that funds could be siphoned from the $2-billion career-training program approved last year."
http://chronicle.com/article/With-Budget-Cutting-Ascendant/125950/?key=SDghKFRkOXQTYilnbTYVYz9XbX04Mxp1ayFOOi52bl5cFg%3D%3D
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