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From Capital to CampusA majority of Americans believe student aid funding should be a top priority for federal spending. A survey by the Student Aid Alliance, a coalition of 58 higher education groups, including NEA, has found that more then 90 percent of Americans agree that student aid is an investment in America's future. Eighty-seven percent believe that Congress should increase student aid funding. Nearly 61 percent said they'd be more likely to vote for a candidate for Congress who worked to increase financial aid spending. The U.S. Department of Education is considering draft guidelines on high stakes testing, including SAT and ACT scores, used as the primary basis for admission or financial aid. Tests that have a significant disparate impact on members of any race, national origin, or sex are discriminatory, and a violation of Title VI and Title IX, notes the Education Department. Fifteen postsecondary institutions, including the Western Governors University, will participate in the Distance Education Demonstration Program authorized last fall by the Higher Education Amendments of 1998. NEA will closely monitor the program. Federal funding for all levels of education is still much in doubt. You can E-mail your representatives via NEA's online Legislative Action Center at: www. nea.org/lac, to urge them to support education funding. To subscribe to the NEA E-mail Legislative Alert, send to lyris@list.nea.org this message: Subscribe hecongress. Or read the Alert on this web site. Share your legislative newswith us. |
