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Congress could do families a big favor just by repealing an antitrust exemption that lets schools with need-blind admissions rig prices.
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After that, the board could do away with need-blind admission if the college isn't able to raise the funds to keep it.
WSJ: Famed free NYC college may start charging tuition
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Epstein said the school will keep admissions need-blind and provide additional scholarships depending on need, including full-tuition scholarships to all Pell Grant-eligible students.
WSJ: Famed free NYC college to start charging tuition
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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.
WSJ: College Waitlists Offer Little Hope
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Under the settlement agreement, the library will not acquire any additional e-readers for patron use that exclude persons who are blind or others with disabilities who need accessible features such as text-to-speech functions or the ability to access menus through audio or tactile options.
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In 1990 American diabetics were twice as likely to go blind or need their limbs amputated as their British fellow-sufferers, because Britain's National Health Service, which has a limited budget to cover the entire population, worked harder to make sure that they took their insulin injections and turned up regularly for eye tests.
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