March 20, 2009
Key Democrat Says Grants Will Be Controversial
President Obama's plan to create a $2.5-billion grant program for states that increase college-completion rates will "invite the same kind of controversy that attends No Child Left Behind," a key Democrat in Congress predicted last week.
"It will be perceived as an intrusion into decisions usually left to faculty and governing boards," said Rep. Timothy Bishop of New York, a former provost of Long Island University's Southampton College, at the Career College Association's annual
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