Colleges could turn away 60,000, report says

[flashl]

Doors to higher education are being closed to all, says a group that focuses on minorities.

TAMPA - Between 40,000 and 60,000 students - many of them minorities - could be denied an education in one of Florida's 11 public universities, thanks to years of insufficient funding and complicated political factors that have college presidents preparing to slash enrollment for the first time in decades.

So concludes ENLACE Florida, a grant-funded group that promotes college access and readiness for minorities, in a report sent today to lawmakers and education officials across the state.

"When this is happening, we can't really talk about the value of diversifying the student population, because the doors are being closed to everyone," said Paul Dosal, executive director of ENLACE Florida.

ENLACE officials conclude their report, "Florida's Higher Education on the Brink," by urging lawmakers and college educators to convene a summit that produces bold solutions. State university leaders have recently discussed the need for such a forum.

Tampa Bay

It's always some 'new' hurdle. Now, after parents and students follows the path to higher education laid out before them, suddenly, there is a need for MORE college access caps.

OK ... What future is there for these students?

[acmavm]

1. It does not suit our masters to have an educated public.

[Crazy Dave]

2. People think I'm crazy but...

...I truly believe that the government wants lower income youths to think that the only option they have for a career and saving for college is joining the military. They sure seem to be making it harder and less accessible to that demographic and they've always targeted the less affluent high schools for recruits.

[madeline_con]

4. That's not crazy at all.

The less people of color who are educated, the better their chances of getting to use them as cannon fodder.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. I guess soon every American can 'thank' a Bush for their situations.