Pubdate: Sun, 30 Jan 2005
Source: Boston Globe (MA)
Copyright: 2005 Globe Newspaper Company
Contact:  http://www.boston.com/globe/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/52
Author: Marcella Bombardieri and Jenna Russell
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/dare.htm (D.A.R.E.)
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Cited: Coalition for HEA Reform: www.raiseyourvoice.com
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A movement to restore federal financial aid to students with drug 
convictions got a boost last week, when the Advisory Committee on Student 
Financial Aid -- an independent body established by Congress -- recommended 
that students applying for federal aid no longer be asked about drug 
convictions. The question, added to the FAFSA application five years ago, 
has caused 157,000 students to be denied federal aid, according to the 
Coalition for Higher Education Act Reform, which opposes the rule, along 
with the American Council on Education, the National Association of Student 
Financial Aid Administrators, and US Representative Barney Frank, a Newton 
Democrat. "Mistakes young people made in the past should have no bearing on 
their ability to succeed in the future," said Chris Mulligan, the 
coalition's outreach director. Efforts to change the law in Congress, while 
unsuccessful in the past, are expected to continue this year.
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