August 8, 2008Virginia should extend scholarships to a second and third generationA state scholarship fund got an unexpected infusion of $1 million from billionaire John Kluge, state lawmakers heard this week, almost doubling the money available to advance the education of Virginians harmed by the state's massive resistance to racial desegregation. In an unscheduled editorial, we'll support the idea of opening the scholarships to the children and grandchildren of people whose life prospects were damaged when localities closed their public schools 50 years ago. |
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August 8, 2008
Virginia should extend scholarships to a second and third generation
A state scholarship fund got an unexpected infusion of $1 million from billionaire John Kluge, state lawmakers heard this week, almost doubling the money available to advance the education of Virginians harmed by the state's massive resistance to racial desegregation. In an unscheduled editorial, we'll support the idea of opening the scholarships to the children and grandchildren of people whose life prospects were damaged when localities closed their public schools 50 years ago.
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