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		<title>President Barack Obama&#8217;s multi-trillion-dollar budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The administration wants to help an additional 1 million college students by increasing the Pell Grant tuition program by $17 billion, to just under $35 billion. Pell Grants are the main form of college aid to the poor. The maximum grant would increase by $160 to $5,710. 
Obama is seeking an increase in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, a $3 billion jump to $28 billion. There could be $1 billion more if Congress agrees to some major changes in the law. ]]></description>
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		<title>Gilfus Education Group attends Microsoft Global Education Summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 3 – 5, 2010 The Gilfus Education Group will be attending Microsoft Global Education Summit (GEPS) in Redmond, WA.
GEPS is an invite-only event held in the headquarters of Microsoft Corporation. It recognizes the Microsoft partners who provide  innovative capabilities for educational market all over the world.
If you have any questions about Gilfus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Synergies in Education with the Gilfus Education Group for international education institutions and 21st century capabilities.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gilfus Education Group develops Global Synergies for international education institutions and 21st century capabilities..
&#8220;Over the last few months we have seen increased collaboration in international and Global Collaboration.&#8221; said Stephen Gilfus, President and CEO of the Gilfus Education Group. &#8220;Over the last few months we have met with delegations from Australia, Egypt, India, Albania and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Calls for Greater Investment in Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Secretary Duncan joined other Cabinet members in the House chamber to hear the President’s remarks and had this reaction afterward, “The President said ‘when’ we reauthorize not ‘if.’ He clearly wants to moves forward on reauthorization and that’s what we’re doing.]]></description>
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		<title>Mellon Foundation awarded a $2.38 million grant to Indiana University</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Kuali Student perspective, the changes at the Mellon Foundation will have no impact on the project. The original $2.5 million grant provided to the project has been fully received. Furthermore, Kuali Student is designed to be financially self-sustainable with seven institutions committing $5 million each. Kuali Student will also be seeking to expand partnerships with other institutions as critical milestones are reached.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama To Seek $1.35 Billion More For Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama announced Tuesday he'll ask Congress for $1.35 billion to extend an education grant program for states, saying that getting schools right "will shape our future as a nation."]]></description>
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		<title>Stephen Gilfus to Speak at NYC Education Business Breakfast</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Blackboard]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[blackboard founder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education Investment Forum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NYC Education Business Breakfast]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Important Update: Stephen Gilfus, Founder of Blackboard, speaking at Business Breakfast
About Education Industry Forum Breakfast Briefings
This platform for education operators, investors and the community of specialists that bring quality to education businesses continues to give members of the for-profit education industry the opportunity to receive current information and stay in contact with a network of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colleges Lag in Technology and Teaching Quality, a Top Education Official Says</title>
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		<comments>http://www.gilfuseducationgroup.com/colleges-lag-in-technology-and-teaching-quality-a-top-education-official-says#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Association of Community Colleges]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HigherEd Tech Summit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["Getting technology tools into the hands of every student and family should be standard practice. It isn't now," said the U.S. under secretary of education, Martha J. Kanter, addressing a mix of technologists and educators at the HigherEd Tech Summit here, part of the giant salute to gadgetry known as the Consumer Electronics Show.]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Higher Education State Policy Issues for 2010 &#8211; January 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.gilfuseducationgroup.com/top-10-higher-education-state-policy-issues-for-2010-january-2010</link>
		<comments>http://www.gilfuseducationgroup.com/top-10-higher-education-state-policy-issues-for-2010-january-2010#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Higher Education Policy Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<blockquote>The American Association of State Colleges and Universities provides critical guidance for 2010 State Policy Issues, providing perspectives on change and <a href="http://www.gilfuseducationgroup.com" target="new"> Education Innovation</a>."
<small class="clientname"> -  Stephen Gilfus, Gilfus Education Group</small>
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		<title>2010 Lev Gonick Predictions &#8211; The Year Ahead for IT in Higher Education</title>
		<link>http://www.gilfuseducationgroup.com/2010-the-year-ahead-for-it-in-higher-education</link>
		<comments>http://www.gilfuseducationgroup.com/2010-the-year-ahead-for-it-in-higher-education#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gilfus Education Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Readiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enrollment Capacity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expansion of Statewide Data Systems and New Reporting Metrics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Focus on Community Colleges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Obama’s American Graduation Initiative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Student Aid Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[States’ Fiscal Crises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teacher Effectiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuition Policy and Prices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<blockquote>In one of the most insightful reviews of the year to come, Lev Gonick shares his top trends for higher education for 2010. Combined with <a href="http://www.gilfuseducationgroup.com/gilfus-education-group-predicts-top-five-education-innovation-trends" target="new">Gilfus Education Group predictions</a> from EDUCAUSE we CHALK 2010 up as a year of continued<a href="http://www.gilfuseducationgroup.com" target="new"> Education Innovation</a>."
<small class="clientname"> -  Stephen Gilfus, Gilfus Education Group</small>
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