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*Laurie J. Davis, MS.Ed '06*

*Executive Director TRIO Programs*
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Date: Tue, May 23, 2017 at 11:45 AM
Subject: Administration Singles Out TRIO for Cuts in FY 18 (Academic Year
2018-19)
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May 23, 2017

Dear TRIO Colleagues:

This morning at a briefing regarding the FY 2018 budget request, OMB
Director Mick Mulvaney singled out two TRIO programs for elimination.
Specifically, the White House proposes to eliminate Educational Opportunity
Centers and Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement, citing a lack
of recent positive evaluation data:

*“The other one that I talk about -- I’ll pull out some notes on this -- is
that the TRIO Program.  It’s an education program - - and I can never
remember what TRIO stands for -- T-R-I-O.  It’s actually got five parts to
it, as only a federal program can.  It’s a TRIO Program with five parts.
There’s three parts that actually work…[t]he other two programs -- the
McNair grad school program and the Educational Opportunity Centers --
don't.  In fact, the McNair program is the McNair post-baccalaureate
something, something.  It’s designed to take folks from -- after they
graduate from college to get a post-bachelor’s degree.  The last time the
Department of Education looked at this, it was 6 percent effective -- 6
percent.  I can't do that anymore.  We can't do that anymore.  We cannot
defend programs like that -- 6 percent just doesn't cut it.” *(A full
transcript of the briefing is available here:  https://www.whitehouse.gov/
the-press-office/2017/05/22/camera-briefing-fy18-budge-omb-director-mulvaney
<http://t.congressweb.com/l/?OIFXPAWBLHFZXKA>.)

The proposal to eliminate EOC and McNair are very real, very credible
threats that our entire community must take seriously. Make no mistake – if
the Administration succeeds in this effort, it will begin the slow demise
of all of TRIO.

COE is currently developing a comprehensive strategy to defeat this
inexcusable attack on our nation’s low-income, first-generation students in
search of higher education. In the coming days, COE will provide more
detailed instructions as to how to defeat this sinister agenda. In the
meantime, all TRIO supporters – particularly those in the EOC and McNair
communities – are advised to alert their students, community members, and
alumni to this proposed threat and urge them to stand at the ready to fight
for TRIO.

Sincerely,

Maureen Hoyler
President


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