Word: aid
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...program, however, has met some criticism, particularly from students and higher education officials. One major criticism suggests that the proposed shift in student aid allocations runs counter to the ideals established by the Civil Rights movement, which allowed everyone to have an equal opportunity to afford college. Daniel Baer concludes in a Crimson editorial that "the Nunn bill would do more to upset equality of educational opportunity than anything since Plessy v. Ferguson...
Unfortunately, the flaws in this argument are manifold: the ideal of universal educational opportunity has never been achieved, and many gains during the 1970s were cut back by the Reagan administration. Since 1980, costs for public and private colleges have risen by 40 percent after inflation, while federal student aid has grown by only 3 percent. Moreover, the emphasis of student aid has shifted from grants to loans, which account for 66 percent of all aid, compared to 21 percent...
...result of soaring costs and fear of indebtedness, a growing majority of lower- and middle-class young people are unable to afford college under the current system. The recent decline in Black and Hispanic enrollment demonstrates that the current student aid programs are not adequate to assure equal opportunity in education. And it seems very unlikely, with looming budget cuts and our political fear of tax hikes, that any new student aid programs are on the horizon...
...speak of [the problems caused by U.S. aid] in order to say 'Oh my god, what a mess,'" Garcia said. "If we mention it, it is because we can avoid it...That can be achieved by force and by applying pressure of all kinds...
Wright declined to field questions after his statement. After his impassioned public defense, Wright returned to the business of the House, appearing in the chamber to push for a vote on a $49.7 million Contra aid package...