Tuesday, September 20, 2005

The Chronicle: Daily news: 09/20/2005 -- 02

The Chronicle: Daily news: 09/20/2005 -- 02: "Katrina-Relief Bill in Senate Would Give Online Colleges Long-Sought Break on Student-Aid Rule

By DAN CARNEVALE


A bill to provide education relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina would temporarily remove a controversial distance-education regulation, allowing some students attending virtual colleges to receive federal financial aid for the first time.

Embedded in the $3.7-billion education-relief bill (S 1715), which was introduced last week in the Senate, is a provision that would alter the definition of an "

No comments: