US Department of Education Provides Debt Relief for 45 HBCUs – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Miguel Cardona To support institutional advancement, the United States Department of Education issued $1.6 billion in debt relief for 45 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Funding was provided under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) passed in December 2020. Chosen schools are participants of the HBCU Capital Financing Program, which…

Pandemic reduces the cost of parliamentary expenses – The New Daily

There may be an upside to the COVID-19 pandemic at least for taxpayers. The Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority says it administered parliamentary travel expenses of $42.7 million in 2019/20, down from $59.8 million the previous year. The authority attributes the change to MPs travelling less during the pandemic. The figure was revealed in an auditor-general…