Backing VSP's request for a Supreme Court hearing are three national charities, all partners in Sight for Students--Prevent Blindness America, the National Association of School Nurses and the National Council of La Raza (a Hispanic anti-poverty group).

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"The competition for students is horrendous, " says Henry Ponder of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education.

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Six percent of private colleges were need-blind in the regular admissions cycle but became need-aware once they started admitting students from the waitlist, a 2008 survey by the National Association for College Admission Counseling said.

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And I want to commend all of you for acting collectively through the National Governors Association to develop common academic standards that will better position our students for success.

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"So much of it has to do with the personal attention students get, " says Tony Pals, a spokesman for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

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In a joint response, the National Association of Head Teachers and the Secondary Heads Association said they supported ways of identifying potential for higher education in students whose backgrounds made them unlikely to do well at A-level.

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