Tag: HEA
Posted on Mon Oct 15, 2007 at 12:05:07 PM EST
Tags: HEA, student aid (all tags)
Due to a recruiting shortfall, President Bush has loosened restrictions on "character waivers" allowing military recruiters to sign up those with drug convictions on their records.
But he doesn't want these same kids to go to college and continues to support the Higher Education Act that since 1998, has prevented 200,000 students with drug convictions, including minor marijuana offenses, from obtaining student aid.
Check out the video at Drug War Draft by Students for a Sensible Drug Policy and send a message to Congress which is reconsidering the law.
If you're one of the many who can't get a scholarship because of a drug conviction, SSDP has a link to alternative available scholarships.
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