Hillary Clinton Proposes $25B For Private HBCUs Amid Race For President & More News You Need To Know
Also in today's news round-up, one Stanford University-bound student gets a huge surprise after his mother dies and the Connecticut Supreme Court makes a controversial ruling on the death penalty.
‘New College Compact’ Proposal From Hillary Clinton Offers Billions To Historically Black Colleges
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This week, Hillary Clinton announced her $350 billion proposal, ‘New College Compact,’ as part of her platform in the 2016 presidential elections. In addition to lowering costs of education for American college students, the plan specifically targets historically Black colleges and universities by promising them $25 billion to help lower and middle class families. The proposal outlines strategies for reducing student debt and for cutting interest rates to bar banks from profiting off of student loans. Read more on the development at The Root.
Up Next: Poor College-Bound Teen Gets $25,000 In Donations To Pay For His Mother’s Funeral
Poor Ivy League-Bound Teen Gets 25K After Offering To Use College Funds For His Mother’s Funeral
Dellarontay Readus, a high-achieving teen from Memphis, TN, first made headlines months ago when he was accepted into all eight Ivy League universities. Now he’s been overwhelmed with public support; Readus and his family have received $25,000 through a GoFundMe page to pay for his mother’s funeral. Readus was originally planning on using some of the money he’d received in his full scholarship to Stanford University to handle the costs. Readus’s mother died of stomach and heart problems; the teen says his mother was his motivation to do well in school. Read more at The Root.
Up Next: Connecticut Supreme Court Nixes Death Penalty, Frees 11 Inmates On Death Row
Connecticut Supreme Court Bars Death Penalty, Spares The Lives Of 11 Criminals
Supreme Court judges in Connecticut have made a controversial ruling to bar the use of the death penalty in its state, ruling it to be unconstitutional. Eleven of the state’s most reviled prisoners will be taken off of death row as a result of the decision. In explaining their ruling, the judges elaborated that the death penalty will not discourage criminals from doing illegal acts in the future. Connecticut now makes 19 states that have blocked the use of the death penalty along with the District of Columbia. Read more at NBC News.
Up Next: Firefighter Pulled From Wreckage After 31 Hours Of Being Trapped In Tianjin Blast Site
Survivor Rescued From Tianjin Blasts After Hours Of Being Stuck In Wreckage
A firefighter has been pulled from the ruins of the horrific blasts that took over the Chinese port city, Tianjin, earlier this week. At least 56 people have died from the explosion, including 21 firefighters. Many rescue workers are still missing. The firefighter that was rescued today is now being treated for burns, smoke inhalation and an injured leg. Read more at US News & World Report.
