1-800-Wheelchair is proud to announce the winner for the spring scholarship award - Kristen Stamp of Ball State University. For this year's question, essay respondents were asked to write about how they would increase campus inclusion for students with physical disabilities. Check out Kristen's essay here.

Inside Higher Ed | College financial aid officers still have many of the same concerns about a new federal grant program for teachers in training than they did when Congress introduced it last year. The unavoidable fact that it transforms into a loan if its recipients do not follow its explicit requirements deeply troubles many. Still, with the program’s July 1 launch date upon them, most college administrators are focusing their efforts on finding ways to make the grants work best for them and their students.

The Secretary proposes to amend the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins Loan) Program, Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program regulations. These proposed regulations are needed to implement provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 (CCRAA).
DATES: We must receive your comments on or before August 15, 2008.
To read the full Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register see: http://tinyurl.com/648kgc

On Monday, June 30, President Bush signed into law landmark legislation introduced by Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.) to provide post-9/11 veterans with comprehensive educational benefits. Last week, the legislation was overwhelmingly passed by both the House of Representatives and Senate.

The New York Times, written by Robert Pear: WASHINGTON — The House passed a major civil rights bill on Wednesday that would expand protections for people with disabilities and overturn several Supreme Court decisions issued in the last decade.
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