History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
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California DREAMing—“Education can be this kind of light”
- 06-13-2011
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By Julianne Hing/Color Lines
The federal DREAM Act may yet be a long way off, but states are grappling with, and passing policy, to address the needs of undocumented immigrant students. The Illinois DREAM Act, approved by the state legislature last month, awaits Gov. Pat Quinn’s signature. And in California, the state’s DREAM Act is on the move. Under current federal law, undocumented immigrant students are ineligible for any kind of federal financial aid or grants. The California DREAM Act would counter that exclusion with state-level aid. It was introduced as two separate bills in January by Assembly member Gil Cedillo. He’s introduced a version of the state DREAM Act every year since 2006, and even though the state legislature has approved it numerous times, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the bill. Advocates are hoping that should the DREAM Act make it to newly minted Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk, he’ll honor his campaign promises to sign the bill into law. (more...)
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