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Roach, Ronald – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1997
Profiles Congressman Chaka Fattah, a Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) native developing federal legislation designed to motivate low-income students to complete secondary education so they qualify for aid for higher education and to improve these students' access to support programs. Outlines the legislator's background, political career, and work at…
Descriptors: Black Education, College Preparation, Educational Policy, Federal Aid
Dervarics, Charles – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1996
The November 1996 national election pits different education philosophies against each other; republicans want more local control, fewer rules, and greater school choice, while democrats talk of more federal funding while balancing the budget. The future of the Higher Education Act, African American influence in Congress, education committee…
Descriptors: Blacks, Budgeting, Change Strategies, Committees
