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New Colorado law grants in-state tuition fees to immigrant students

'Hispanic Latin teenager student'

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) is expected to sign into law a measure allowing undocumented high school graduates to pay in-state tuition rates. The Associated Press reported that Hickenlooper will sign the bill on Monday, making Colorado the 14th state to do so. Undocumented students were being charged out-of-state tuition…

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Patrick implements Mass. DREAM Act for undocumented students

Gov. Deval Patrick speaking at the Democratic convention

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) announced on Monday that he will be directing the state’s Board of Higher Education to grant in-state tuition to the state’s undocumented immigrants, making it the 13th state to offer a state-level DREAM Act. The directive will take place immediately, according to an unidentified official who…

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Hampshire College launches scholarship for undocumented immigrants

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Hampshire College in Massachusetts has announced it will provide funding for undocumented students accepted into the school, according to the Boston Globe. The small private liberal arts college so far has $300,000 in donations for the new scholarship, which provides upwards of $25,000 in financial aid per year. In many…

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