This bill also provides matching grants to colleges and universities which institute programs to prepare and place teachers In minority school districts. A program will also be established to encourage minority high school students to pursue careers in elementary and secondary school teaching. The bill also authorizes $15 million for both the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) and the High School Equivalency Program [HEP]. These programs are vitally important to migrant students. who face tremendous obstacles in achieving their educational goals. These programs promote greater stability and continuity in the delivery of services to children whose families are engaged in migrant and seasonal farm work. The bill also expands the national Mini Corps which has recruited former migrant workers to provide extra help for migrant children and serve as role models that can clearly illustrate the importance of educational achievement. I would like to congratulate Chairman FoRD and all the members of the Education and Labor Committee for having crafted this bill and I urge all my colleagues to support it on linal passage.
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