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Senate Democrats Push for Tuition Tax Credit

Senate Democrats Push for Tuition Tax CreditFocusing on a nearly five-fold increase in college tuitions, Senate Democrats called on Republican leaders last month to include a tuition tax credit in any budget package wrapping up this election-year session of Congress. “We should not bankrupt families for doing what is right for their children,” says Sen. […]

October 11, 2000

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Education Secretary Stumps for Gore

Education Secretary Stumps for GoreSome college students and administrators got a political message during a visit from U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley at the beginning of a three-day cross-country tour he made on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore. Riley talked up Gore’s commitment to education last month, touting initiatives that Gore promotes. […]

October 11, 2000

HBCUs

Gore Gets Rousing Response at Howard University Campaign Stop

Gore Gets Rousing Response at Howard University Campaign StopBy Jamilah EvelynDemocratic presidential nominee Al Gore worked an easy crowd and shored up his Black vote last month on a campaign stop at Howard University, appealing to a standing-room-only crowd and a group of potential voters who overwhelmingly back him. Gore gave small nods to higher […]

October 11, 2000

Students

Florida, Michigan, California Colleges Have Yet to Agree to D.C. Tuition Plan

Florida, Michigan, California Colleges Have Yet to Agree to D.C. Tuition PlanThe District of Columbia’s new tuition assistance program, which gives the city’s high school graduates up to $10,000 a year to attend public colleges and universities across the country, is being criticized by a handful of schools who are refusing to participate. Calling some […]

September 27, 2000

Community Colleges

Grants Lure D.C. Kids To Va., Md. Schools

Grants Lure D.C. Kids To Va., Md. SchoolsColleges and universities in Maryland and Virginia are favored by high school graduates here benefiting from a new federal grant program that offers cheaper rates at all public and a few private institutions in the nation. The program’s officials and educators say the grant, coupled with heavy recruiting […]

August 30, 2000

HBCUs

Washington Briefs

House OKs Record HBCU Spending BillWASHINGTON — Despite partisan bickering on other issues, the House of Representatives mustered enough support for a fiscal 2001 education budget bill with record spending for historically Black colleges and universities.The 217 to 214 vote puts the House on record favoring a $50 million increase above current federal funding for […]

July 19, 2000

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Tech Talk

Ga. Students to Pay Tech Fees Next YearATLANTA — Students on Georgia’s public college campuses will pay a technology fee next fall, but what they get for their money will vary widely depending on where they go to school.Many students will be able to register for classes online and connect to the Internet in their […]

June 7, 2000

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Low-Income Workers Getting a High-Tech Hand from U. of Maryland

Low-Income Workers Getting a High-Tech Hand from U. of MarylandAs a youngster growing up in Baltimore, Ingrid Hitchens imagined she would attend college one day. But after having a baby while in her teens, Hitchens let go of that plan and focused on taking care of her child. “I thought about going to college, but […]

June 7, 2000

Students

College Athletes Deserve Some Equity

College Athletes Deserve Some EquityIn college sports, it seems that everybody gets paid except the athlete. That’s a raw deal. The players provide the labor that produces winning teams, which in turn, generates heightened fan interest. As a result, football stadiums and basketball arenas are filled to capacity, translating into fatter operating budgets for the […]

April 26, 2000

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Senators Question College Costs

Senators Question College CostsWASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much, but members of both parties struck a unified theme at a recent U.S. Senate hearing: College costs are rising too high, and no one knows what to do about it.“The most puzzling thing about this problem — astronomically rising tuition —  is that […]

March 15, 2000

Disabilties

Washington Briefs

White House Plans New Education Tax BreakWASHINGTON — The Clinton administration again is touting new tax benefits for higher education, though its ideas may not fare as well as they did back in 1997.That year, Congress approved two new tax credit programs — the HOPE Scholarship and the lifelong learning credit. HOPE provides up to […]

February 16, 2000

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OCR Questions Legality Of Test Overreliance WASHINGTON — The Clinton administration has tinkered further with its guidelines on standardized testing, but the overall message is still clear: Excessive use of tests could prompt legal challenges against colleges.The Education Department in mid-December released its latest version of draft guidance on standardized measures such as the Scholastic […]

January 5, 2000