{"id":482,"date":"2021-04-08T13:54:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T13:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/?p=482"},"modified":"2024-08-30T11:13:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T15:13:38","slug":"statement-on-critical-funding-for-higher-education-in-the-state-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/2021\/04\/08\/statement-on-critical-funding-for-higher-education-in-the-state-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on Critical Funding for Higher Education in the State Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-473 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/03\/Douglas_Katherine_MCC-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\u201cThe pandemic-induced economic crisis has hit our most vulnerable students the hardest. Financial challenges, including food and housing insecurities, have disrupted their pursuit of a degree or certificate\u2014and ultimately a rewarding, family-sustaining career in high-demand industries. I\u2019m grateful to Governor Cuomo and our state legislators for their bold vision, leadership and support of our students. Federal and state support will eliminate hurdles to college access and completion, paving the way for more equitable, brighter futures for our students. It will also enable MCC to keep its tuition affordable. Together, we will help transform the lives of our students and the local community and revitalize our region\u2019s economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u2014 Katherine P. Douglas, Ed.D.<br \/>\nMonroe Community College interim president<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe pandemic-induced economic crisis has hit our most vulnerable students the hardest. I\u2019m grateful to Governor Cuomo and our state legislators for their bold vision, leadership and support of our students. Federal and state support will eliminate hurdles to college access and completion, paving the way for more equitable, brighter futures for our students. It will also enable MCC to keep its tuition affordable.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[29,7],"class_list":["post-482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-news","tag-state-budget","tag-workforce-development"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":486,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482\/revisions\/486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}