2008 Woodie Awards
As reported in The Chronicle of Higher Education, the new Democratic platform promises more money for financial aid and research.
The 2008 Democratic Platform says it will “make college affordable for all Americans” by creating an “American Opportunity Tax Credit.” The credit would provide $4,000, about 13.5 percent of TCU’s $29,600 tuition, towards a college education for students who participated in community service. The platform also suggested that the Fafsfa form be replaced with a simple check box on tax forms, allowing families to find out how much federal aid they qualified for sooner.
Democrats also vowed to “end the Bush Administration’s war on science,” lifting the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and double federal funding for “basic research.”
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