The Dual Degree initiative to increase opportunities for minority students to earn advanced degrees. Critical investments in elementary and secondary education. All students ought to be held to high academic expectations. Increase economic opportunities for disadvantaged youth. Over the past seven years, President Clinton and Vice President Gore have implemented an unprecedented array of initiatives to expand college opportunities.
Student loans are cheaper and can be repaid based on the ability to pay.
AmeriCorps has given over 150,000 young people the chance to earn their way through college by serving their country and their communities. The GEAR UP initiative is raising college aspirations for 450,000 at-risk teenagers. And more needy students receive larger Pell Grants scholarships. We have made great progress toward enabling all of our citizens to achieve the American Dream. All Americans deserve a chance at the economic opportunity, cultural enrichment, and civic engagement that result from higher education.