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Legislation Seeks to Broaden Access to HOPE Scholarship

Legislation Seeks to Broaden Access to HOPE ScholarshipBy 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 the coalition, says unequal funding and affirmative action are directly related. […]

June 4, 2003

National ‘Road Map’ Targets Higher Education’s 10 Most Critical Issues

National ‘Road Map’ Targets Higher Education’s 10 Most Critical IssuesWASHINGTON, D.C.A new nonpartisan guide aimed at making it easier for legislators and interested constituents to understand higher education’s most pressing issues has come out just as Congress is preparing to vote on the Higher Education Reauthorization Act, scheduled for this fall. “Reauthorizing the Higher Education […]

April 23, 2003

Leaders Lash Out at ‘Price Control’ Legislation

Leaders Lash Out at ‘Price Control’ LegislationBy Charles Dervarics Higher education leaders are waging a pre-emptive strike against new legislation they fear could impose government price controls on colleges. At issue is a proposal from Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, R-Calif., chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives’ postsecondary education subcommittee, which would issue sanctions against […]

March 26, 2003

Senate Approves HBCU Preservation Bill

Senate Approves HBCU Preservation BillBy Charles Dervarics Historically Black colleges and universities could get new funds to promote historic preservation under legislation the U.S. Senate approved in late January. The plan from Sens. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn. and Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., would provide $10 million annually for five years to help HBCUs improve historic properties […]

February 26, 2003

The Republican Sweep And Higher Education

The Republican Sweep And Higher Education By Julianne Malveaux A full month after the November debacle, political pundits are still deconstructing the Democrat’s embarrassing loss at the polls. While the Republican “sweep” could hardly be called a mandate (some Senate races were decided by fractions of a percentage point), the outcome is that the Republicans […]

December 18, 2002

Budget, Grant Issues Still in Limbo

Budget, Grant Issues Still in LimboBy Charles Dervarics The U.S. Congress adjourned for the year without debating critical budget and student aid issues originally scheduled for approval in October. Pell Grants, college work-study, TRIO programs and aid to HBCUs will continue to receive only temporary funding for fiscal 2003, which began in October, due to […]

December 18, 2002

Special Panel Will Focus On Brown Anniversary

Special Panel Will Focus On Brown AnniversaryBy Charles Dervarics The U.S. Department of Education is convening a panel for the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education court decision that struck down discrimination in education. Public lectures, awareness campaigns and contests are among the possible activities for the May 2004 celebration, department officials […]

December 4, 2002

Leadership & Policy

Senate Plan Outlines New HBCU Preservation Strategy

Senate Plan Outlines New HBCU Preservation Strategy The U.S. Senate has another new bill to promote historic preservation at HBCUs — a plan with new provisions recommended by UNCF-The College Fund.The plan introduced by Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is similar to other bills introduced this session but with additional provisions suggested by UNCF, congressional aides say. […]

October 23, 2002

Federal Commission to Mark Anniversary of Brown Decision

Federal Commission to Mark Anniversary of Brown DecisionWASHINGTONU.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige and U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft announced the creation of the Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission last month. The commission was created to encourage and coordinate activities that will commemorate the 1954 ruling, one of the most important decisions […]

October 9, 2002

Legislating the Technical Mind

Legislating the Technical MindTexas congresswoman works to equip young Americans with the skills to meet the nation’s technological and scientific needs.By Ronald RoachU.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, is no stranger to being a trailblazer. The first woman to represent Dallas in the Texas state legislature and the U.S. Congress, Johnson has championed health, science […]

August 14, 2002

HBCU Preservation Bill Gains Key Endorsements

HBCU Preservation Bill Gains Key EndorsementsSupport is growing for new legislation earmarking federal aid to preserve historic buildings and other structures on the campuses of historically Black colleges and universities.Advocates made a significant gain June 12 when Sens. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., and Zell Miller, D-Ga., announced plans to sponsor an HBCU building preservation bill in […]

July 3, 2002

New Legislation Targets Binge Drinking Among Students

New Legislation Targets Binge Drinking Among StudentsThe District of Columbia’s representative in Congress has introduced legislation to address binge drinking among college-age youth, proposing higher taxes on alcohol.Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., cites new studies on binge drinking in proposing the Alcohol Tax Equalization Act, which would tax alcohol based on its liquor content. In […]

June 19, 2002

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