Tuesday, September 8, 1998
Fewer college-bound blacks in formerly segregated states, study says
A recent study released by the Southern Education Foundation finds that African Americans continue to lag behind whites in reaping the benefits of higher education in the 19 states that once operated legally segregated school systems.
The study, “Miles to Go: Black Students and Post-Secondary Education in the South,” was based on data supplied by the 16 Southern states, plus Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, where schools were officially segregated before the Supreme Court’s 1954 decision.
The report highlighted the University System of Georgia’s P-16 Initiative and Georgia’s Hope scholarship program as exemplary state programs working to bridge the gap.
NCAA's 'Prop 62' takes effect
Controversial NCAA legislation took effect last month ending a decades-old ban on Division I student-athletes working part-time or full-time jobs during the school term. “Proposition 62” allows athletes (except for freshmen) to earn up to $2,000 per year. Proponents contended that part-time jobs will help student-athletes make ends meet while giving them valuable experience.
Opponents argued that part-time jobs will discourage studying and practicing. School officials are also wary of the need to ensure that student-athletes do not receive unethical pay-offs from boosters disguised as gifts or income from employment. Such abuses in the past had led to the former ban.
—compiled by Matthew Winston
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