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Introduction - II. The economic covenant and economic, social, and cultural rights in the united states - A. Origins - B. The State’s Obligations - 1. Self-Determination (Article 1) - 2. General Provisions (Articles 2-5) - 3. Substantive Obligations (Articles 6-15) - 4. Monitoring (Articles 16-25) - 5. Ratification - C. Why the United States Should Ratify the Economic Covenant - 1. Ratification Is Practical - 2. Ratification Is the Right Thing to Do - D. Obstacles to Ratification - III. The economic covenant should be ratified as a congressional-executive agreement - A. The United States’ History Regarding Human Rights - B. Why a Congressional-Executive Agreement? - C. A National Floor for Economic Rights - D. Economic Rights Are Justiciable - IV. Conclusion
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FARMINGTON -- In keeping with its continuing efforts to help students have affordable access to a quality college education, the University of Maine at Farmington has announced a new merit scholarship created exclusively for transfer students. The competitive UMF Transfer Academic Scholarship will be awarded to select individuals with an outstanding college record who are admitted to UMF as full-time, matriculated transfer students, beginning in fall 2012. According to Roberto Noya, UMF vice president for enrollment management and marketing, the scholarship is valued at $1,000 per year, in the amount of $500 per semester, and is renewable for up to a total of four years or until the completion of graduation requirements, whichever comes first.
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JEFFERSON CITY -- A House committee Tuesday approved Gov. Jay Nixon's plan to cut state college and university funding by 7 percent next year. The House Education Appropriations Committee, on an amendment proposed by Chairman Mike Lair, R-Chillicothe, also included Nixon's plan to spend $30 million from the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to shore up the Access Missouri scholarship program. Nixon's budget director Linda Luebbering had said the money would be available but is not reflected in the budget Nixon proposed in January.
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A law that requires the state's college loan authority to make payments to a campus building fund is still on the books, but today the agency is spending its money on scholarships instead. Gov. Jay Nixon's proposed 2012 budget relies on a $30 million payment from the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to plug a cut he's proposing in the Access Missouri scholarship program.
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The National Urban League's 2005 State of Black America report revealed that financial access was the greatest impediment to higher education attainment by African Americans, and for every 10 whites that earn a college diploma, only 6.3 African Americans do so. Studies also show that a person with a four year degree earns four times more income than individual without a degree. As America's population becomes more diverse, (by 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 50 percent of all American children will be children of color) one must question the wisdom is this sea change by academia if fewer minorities are able to attain a higher education, what will be the economic capabilities of America's future earners? Minority scholarship and fellowship programs give minorities access to h...
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FARMINGTON -- The University of Maine at Farmington has announced the creation of the UMF Stevens Scholarship, a new academic scholarship available to first-year applicants from Maine beginning fall 2012. One of several merit-based scholarships offered by the university, the UMF Stevens Scholarship will be awarded exclusively to Maine students and is part of the continuing effort by UMF to help college-bound Maine students have affordable access to a quality education while remaining in their home state. The competitive UMF Stevens Scholarship, worth $3,000 per year, will be awarded to first-year applicants from Maine with the best grades in challenging academic programs through their junior year in high school. This financial award is renewable for up to four years (eight semesters) wi...
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DENVER, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coca-Cola Foundation is continuing its support of first generation Native American scholars through a generous donation of $250,000 to the American Indian College Fund. For 20 years, The Coca-Cola Foundation First Generation Tribal Scholarship Program has increased access to higher education and leadership development opportunities for tribal college students that are the first in their families to attend college. At least one scholar at each of the tribal colleges is selected to be a Coca-Cola scholar. Students receive scholarships and the opportunity to attend the American Indian Student Summer Leadership Training, a week-long leadership development program at the Institute for American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Students also p...
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JEFFERSON CITY -- A plan to equalize payments under the state's Access Missouri Scholarship Program gained another life today when House leaders added it to legislation dealing with a scholarship for high-achieving students. As the legislative session nears its May 14 adjournment, lawmakers often combine bills that are moving through the process in hopes of getting them approved. The House Higher Education Committee voted to do just that by linking the revised Access Missouri Scholarship Program with proposed changes in the Bright Flight program.
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Education Access Solutions, a new business aimed at dispensing college and scholarship advice to students, has unleased every weapon in its arsenal. For starters, there's free pizza. Then there are the opportunities to win money. And just to make it fun, a limo ride.
