BUSH FAILS to fulfill Campaign promises to Support Black Colleges
Monday, June 21, 2004 at 08:40PM
TheSpook
Bush came close to keeping his campaign pledge to
increase direct aid to the more than 100 schools by $437 million over
five years, falling about $10 million short even though Congress added
to the increases Bush proposed. But the White House opposed other
initiatives to aid black colleges, including a plan to set aside at
least $5 million a year in research grants for schools serving blacks,
Latinos and American Indians. The administration said the proposal
appeared to create race-based preferences, which it opposes. [more]
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