A proposal to eliminate race as a factor in a college grant program passed the Assembly Wednesday morning, the Associated Press reports. The surprise proposal was made about 11 p.m. Tuesday by Rep. Peggy Krusick, D-Milwaukee, and backed by Republicans. It passed around 8 a.m. Wednesday, with all Democrats except Krusick voting against it. A procedural move by Democrats, however, will block final passage until Thursday. The Senate, however, probably won?t decide whether to take up the measure until 2012.
Quoted: Sara Goldrick-Rab, a UW-Madison associate professor of education policy studies and sociology.