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House Approves Legislation for Vouchers in Nation’s Capital

House Approves Legislation for Vouchers in Nation’s Capital Senate to act on the measure in late JanuaryThe U.S. House of Representatives last month gave final approval to legislation for taxpayer-funded vouchers for students in the District of Columbia. The legislation, backed by President Bush, will allow students to attend private and parochial schools. The Senate […]

December 31, 2003

Dean Announces Plan to Bolster K-12 Education, Reform No Child Left Behind Act

Dean Announces Plan to Bolster K-12 Education, Reform No Child Left Behind ActLeading Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean visited a school in Iowa last month to announce a plan to strengthen K-12 education that was long on promises but short on specifics.Dean unveiled his plan in Davenport, Iowa, before a group of more than 100 […]

December 17, 2003

African-American

House Passes Bill to Create Black History, Culture Museum

House Passes Bill to Create Black History, Culture MuseumThe House voted overwhelmingly last month to establish a national museum of Black history and culture, pushing the plan a step closer to reality after 15 years of efforts by veteran civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. Lewis has introduced legislation every year in Congress since […]

December 17, 2003

Democrats’ Bill Would Penalize States That Slash Higher Education

Democrats’ Bill Would Penalize States That Slash Higher EducationThe best way to keep tuition costs from climbing is to lean on states that cut college budgets. At least that is the thinking behind a new bill proposed by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrats say their initiative makes more sense than the competing […]

December 17, 2003

Bill Ties Tuition Rates to Federal Aid

Bill Ties Tuition Rates to Federal AidRep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, R-Calif., chairman of the 21st Century Competitiveness Subcommittee, in mid-October, offered legislation that would threaten colleges that don’t limit their rise in tuition rates to less than twice the rate of inflation with the loss of some forms of federal funding.The bill, which has been […]

November 5, 2003

Community Colleges

On the Road to Reauthorization

On the Road to ReauthorizationWith the Higher Education Act up for reauthorization, the fate of student aid and the future of colleges’ regulatory independence is uncertainAs Congress returns to work this month, it has plenty on its plate, but all eyes and hopes in higher education will be pinned on the reauthorization of the legislative […]

September 24, 2003

Teacher-Training Bill Offers Help for HBCUs, Others

Teacher-Training Bill Offers Help for HBCUs, OthersBy Charles Dervarics Minority-serving institutions may house Centers of Excellence devoted to teacher training under legislation the House of Representatives has approved this summer. The Ready to Teach Act would create high-quality teacher-training programs at historically Black colleges, Hispanic-serving colleges and tribal colleges. The act reserves about $10 million […]

August 27, 2003

Congress Must Address College ‘Cost Crisis,’ GOP Says Fewer students able to take advantage of federal resources, leaders say

CBC Partners With Fox News To Hold Presidential DebatesBy Charles Dervarics BALTIMORE The Congressional Black Caucus will partner with Fox News Channel to hold two presidential debates this year. The first debate will be held in Baltimore on Sept. 9 at historically Black Morgan State University, and the second will take place on Oct. 26 […]

August 27, 2003

Recruitment & Retention

Teacher Recruitment Act Offers Loan Forgiveness

Teacher Recruitment Act Offers Loan ForgivenessBy Charles Dervarics The full House has approved legislation to restructure and improve federal teacher education programs, offering more aid to those who agree to teach in high-poverty and high-need schools. The Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act would more than triple the amount of loan forgiveness for teacher education graduates […]

July 30, 2003

University of Alabama Honors Civil Rights Pioneers

University of Alabama Honors Civil Rights Pioneers TUSCALOOSA, Ala Forty years after Vivian Malone Jones walked past Gov. George Wallace and into history as one of the first Blacks to attend the University of Alabama, she said she has forgiven Wallace for trying to stop her, but can never forget. The civil rights pioneer spoke […]

July 2, 2003

House Panel Tackles Teacher Training

House Panel Tackles Teacher TrainingBy Charles Dervarics A congressional panel has approved a bill to improve teacher training through ideas that include “charter colleges of education” similar to the charter schools created in many communities at the K-12 level. The House Education and the Workforce panel approved the Ready to Teach Act by voice […]

July 2, 2003

Lawmakers Link Affirmative Action, K-12 Funding Issues Race-conscious admissions help ‘right’ inequities in local school financing, coalition says

Lawmakers Link Affirmative Action, K-12 Funding Issues Race-conscious admissions help ‘right’ inequities in local school financing, coalition says By Charles Dervarics A congressional coalition is seeking to link two of the most contentious issues in education today — unequal K-12 funding and affirmative action in higher education. U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., who is leading […]

June 4, 2003

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