Anyway it's very exciting and grew out of work we started with a WEEA
funded grant, Bridges to Educational Opportunities and Career
Advancement. With this interest in post-secondary education for women
with disabilities, I am grateful to know that Dale Kildee is working on
behalf of women in higher ed.
Susan St. Peter
Wayne State University/Developmental Disabilities Institute
<S_St_Peter@wayne.edu>
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AnneM wrote:
> Message forwarded from WISENET by=7F=7F Anne McAuliffe <AnneM@edc.org>
> Subject: New bill to make colleges more accessible to women
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> Date: 2/26/98 9:56
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> (FYI, on a gender equity issue...)
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> The Chronicle of Higher Education
> Daily News 2/26/98
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> Supporters of New Bill Say It Would Make
> Colleges More Responsive to Women's Needs
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> By KARLA HAWORTH and STEPHEN BURD WASHINGTON
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> A leading Democratic Congressman introduced legislation
> Wednesday that he said would make colleges more accessibl=
e
> to female students.
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> Representative Dale E. Kildee, the ranking Democrat on th=
e House
> of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workfor=
ce,
> said he would push for changes in the Higher Education Ac=
t that
> would allow students who attend college less than half ti=
me to
> receive Pell Grants. Such students are not now eligible f=
or
> federal student aid under the law, which is up for renewa=
l this
> year.