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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (99047)3/21/2005 3:14:40 PM
From: cosmicforce  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
<And certainly the GI bill isn't the only way to go to college. >

That was the only one I qualified for... What are these programs? The ones being cut?

ubdaily.educatorsportal.com
Officials Fear Cuts in College Programs
More black and Hispanic students are going to college, but education officials say that trend could be reversed if Congress cuts programs benefiting disadvantaged students, including those in Georgia. Between 1991 and 2001, minority college enrollment increased by 52 percent, according to a report released Monday by the American Council on Education. Black enrollment rose by 37 percent, Hispanic enrollment by 75 percent. White enrollment declined by 4.6 percent but remained well ahead of blacks and Hispanics.

In Georgia, the numbers outpaced national growth. Black enrollment grew by 89 percent between 1991 and 2001. Hispanic enrollment jumped 106 percent, and white enrollment was up about 13 percent. While educators praised the upward trend, they were quick to warn that the gains would be lost without programs like Upward Bound and Talent Search that help disadvantaged students prepare for college. In his latest budget proposal, President Bush has proposed eliminating the programs, as well as Perkins loans, a federal loan program for low-income students. "I cannot overstate how important these have been in the overall strategy to increase the [college] participation rate" of minority students, said William Kirwan, the educational council's chairman and chancellor of the University System of Maryland.
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