#The Education Trust
Legislation Seeks to Remove Barriers to Higher Education for Those with Criminal Records
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaiʻi reintroduced the Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act, which encourages colleges and universities to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admissions applications by providing guidance and training to schools to change their policies.
Schatz Joins Colleague in Introducing Community College Student Success Act
US Senators Brian Schatz, D-Hawai‘i, and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, introduced legislation to expand services for community college students and help them graduate. The Community College Student Success Act would fund programs at community colleges to support students by providing comprehensive wrap-around services, including free tutoring, textbooks and transportation.
