Word: nunn
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...surface, the Nunn plan has strong emotional appeal: students should give back to their society for the federal aid which they receive. They should earn their education and develop important values of citizenship and habits of the heart...
...weeks ago, Sen. Sam Nunn (D.-Ga.) announced a bill that called for the creation of a National Service Corps. Under the Nunn plan, high school graduates who seek federal financial aid for college are required to work for one year in the military or in civilian community service for a nominal salary (about $100 per week). In turn, they would receive a $10,000 voucher for civilian community work or a $12,000 voucher for military service that could be applied toward college or vocational school...
While I believe in contributing to one's society for the benefits one has received, I do not think the Nunn plan will accomplish this goal. In order to finance this program, the government would have to cut all existing federal aid programs such as the Pell Grant, College Work Study and the NDSL, GSL and the SEOG loan and grant programs...
...crux of the Nunn plan is the draconian requirement that by the mid- 1990s, aspiring college students (with a few narrowly drawn exceptions) would have to serve in the civilian or military branches of the Citizens Corps before they could receive federal aid for higher education. No altruism, no college degree -- except for those youngsters from families rich enough to pay full tuition. The other half of the bargain consists of a generous educational stipend: a $10,000 voucher for each year of civilian service or $24,000 after a two-year military hitch...
From Quayle to Baker to Kemp to Nunn, big political names have joined Washington's prayer groups. -- European theologians criticize the Pope...