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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObama moves to open colleges to ex-convicts
Obama moves to open colleges to ex-convictsThe Obama administration is trying to make it easier for ex-convicts to go to college.
The U.S. Department of Education released a resource guide Monday to give colleges and universities alternatives to asking for criminal history on college applications, a question that has been shown to prevent an estimated 70 million citizens from pursing higher education.
We believe in second chances and we believe in fairness, Secretary of Education John King, Jr. said in a statement. The college admissions process shouldnt serve as a roadblock to opportunity, but should serve as a gateway to unlocking untapped potential of students.
King made Mondays announcement while visiting UCLA, a member of the University of California system, which does not inquire about criminal history on its admissions applications.
The resource guide, Beyond the Box: Increasing Access to Higher Education for Justice-Involved Individuals, recommends colleges and universities wait until after an admission decision has been made to ask about an applicants criminal record.
The U.S. Department of Education released a resource guide Monday to give colleges and universities alternatives to asking for criminal history on college applications, a question that has been shown to prevent an estimated 70 million citizens from pursing higher education.
We believe in second chances and we believe in fairness, Secretary of Education John King, Jr. said in a statement. The college admissions process shouldnt serve as a roadblock to opportunity, but should serve as a gateway to unlocking untapped potential of students.
King made Mondays announcement while visiting UCLA, a member of the University of California system, which does not inquire about criminal history on its admissions applications.
The resource guide, Beyond the Box: Increasing Access to Higher Education for Justice-Involved Individuals, recommends colleges and universities wait until after an admission decision has been made to ask about an applicants criminal record.
http://www.thehill.com/regulation/administration/279206-education-dept-to-colleges-avoid-criminal-history-question-on
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Obama moves to open colleges to ex-convicts (Original Post)
Live and Learn
May 2016
OP
Why yes, I believe it was. Private prisons don't want inmates making it in society.
Live and Learn
May 2016
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KamaAina
(78,249 posts)1. There are also programs that offer college courses in prison
but not nearly enough.
https://prisonuniversityproject.org/about-us/
In 1994 the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act barred people incarcerated in the U.S. from receiving Pell Grants. This piece of legislation effectively ended prison higher education in the U.S., as virtually all of the approximately 350 programs around the country shut down for lack of funds.
The College Program at San Quentin was founded in the wake of this disaster. Initiated by a professor from UC Davis, in cooperation with then-Patten College and members of the Education Department at San Quentin, the Program began in the fall of 1996 with two classes, a volunteer coordinator, and no budget.
Fundraising efforts to support and expand the Program were started in 2000. In 2003, the Prison University Project was formed (fiscally sponsored by the Tides Center) to provide material, administrative, and financial support to the College Program at San Quentin. In 2006, PUP incorporated as an independent non-profit organization....
The Prison University Project runs a College Preparatory Program and an Associate of Arts Degree Program at San Quentin. PUP is also engaged in an array of artistic and cultural projects that document the intellectual and creative work of students, facilitate their civic engagement in the public sphere, and humanize the image of incarcerated people generally in the public imagination.
The College Program at San Quentin was founded in the wake of this disaster. Initiated by a professor from UC Davis, in cooperation with then-Patten College and members of the Education Department at San Quentin, the Program began in the fall of 1996 with two classes, a volunteer coordinator, and no budget.
Fundraising efforts to support and expand the Program were started in 2000. In 2003, the Prison University Project was formed (fiscally sponsored by the Tides Center) to provide material, administrative, and financial support to the College Program at San Quentin. In 2006, PUP incorporated as an independent non-profit organization....
The Prison University Project runs a College Preparatory Program and an Associate of Arts Degree Program at San Quentin. PUP is also engaged in an array of artistic and cultural projects that document the intellectual and creative work of students, facilitate their civic engagement in the public sphere, and humanize the image of incarcerated people generally in the public imagination.
Wasn't that the infamous crime bill that Clinton signed and is now trying to walk back?
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)3. Why yes, I believe it was. Private prisons don't want inmates making it in society.
They want them to come right back and fill a bed.
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)2. Cannot rec this enough.
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)4. Anything that will keep them from going out and committing more crimes
Education could make the difference.