Vote Chris Turner » Higher Education http://votechristurner.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:35:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Higher Education http://votechristurner.com/2009/11/higher-education/ http://votechristurner.com/2009/11/higher-education/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:55:58 +0000 admin http://votechristurner.com/dev/?p=295 Making college more affordable and accessible to every Texan is one of Chris’s stop priorities.

Chris supported increasing the Texas Grant program, which will make college financial aid available for an additional 24,000 middle-class Texas families.  Chris believes we must do more to make college more affordable for all deserving students.

Chris co-authored H.B. 51, which opens the door for “emerging research universities,” such as the University of Texas at Arlington, to become a “Top Tier” research university.  More Top Tier schools will bring more good-paying jobs to Texas and Tarrant County.

Chris also wrote and passed the law requiring all Texas colleges and universities to have a financial aid specialist trained on the GI Bill and the Hazelwood Act, so that Texas veterans get every dine of benefits they have earned through their service.

]]> http://votechristurner.com/2009/11/higher-education/feed/ 0 Make College More Affordable http://votechristurner.com/2008/02/make-college-more-affordable/ http://votechristurner.com/2008/02/make-college-more-affordable/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:48:45 +0000 admin http://votechristurner.com/dev/?p=21 In the last five years, tuition rates at Texas colleges and universities have risen over 40% because of the actions of the state legislature.  The result has been that the dream of a college education has been priced out of the reach of many deserving, middle class students.  Chris Turner will work to open the doors of Texas colleges to all students who have worked hard and proven themselves.

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