Bush Apparently Down on Upward Bound
Today's Chronicle of Higher Education reports:
"President Bush may propose eliminating funds next year for two popular programs that help needy students prepare for college, in an effort to finance an expansion of his signature No Child Left Behind law to high-school students, higher-education advocates told The Chronicle last week.
"The college-access programs, Upward Bound and Talent Search, have a combined budget of $460-million and serve a total of about 455,000 students and veterans. While Mr. Bush's proposal will not be certain until he releases his 2006 budget in early February, reports of the potential cuts have alarmed advocates of Upward Bound and Talent Search, which are part of the federal TRIO programs for disadvantaged students. ....
"....the shift will also affect the more than 5,000 participants in Veterans Upward Bound, which serves veterans with low incomes or who are the first in their families to attend college. Currently, 45 institutions receive grants to provide veterans, from the Vietnam War to the war in Iraq, with classroom instruction, career counseling, and help with applications for college and for financial aid...."
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