[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 670 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 670

   Recognizing College Summit for its achievements in increasing the 
  college enrollment rate of low-income students, and encouraging the 
     Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions to determine how the Federal Government 
               can support the efforts of College Summit.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2007

 Mr. Clyburn submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing College Summit for its achievements in increasing the 
  college enrollment rate of low-income students, and encouraging the 
     Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions to determine how the Federal Government 
               can support the efforts of College Summit.

Whereas one of the most important public policy and economic development goals 
        for the United States is to increase the Nation's college enrollment and 
        college graduation rates, especially for low-income students;
Whereas college attendance stops the cycle of poverty for low-income students 
        because college graduates generally earn $1,000,000 more than non-
        college graduates over the course of their lifetimes, and the children 
        of college graduates are twice as likely as the children of non-college 
        graduates to go to college;
Whereas each year, more than 200,000 low-income high school graduates in the 
        United States who are prepared for college do not enroll, resulting in a 
        loss of $80,000,000,000 in combined tax revenue that this group of 
        students would generate over the course of their lifetimes if they 
        attended college;
Whereas high-achieving low-income students go to college at approximately the 
        same rate as low-achieving students from wealthy families;
Whereas College Summit, an organization with offices and operations across the 
        country, is dedicated to increasing the college enrollment rate of low-
        income students by ensuring that ``every student who can make it in 
        college makes it to college'';
Whereas College Summit responds to the challenges low-income students face by 
        implementing a systemic, school-based strategy in its work with students 
        and their families, and by equipping students with the knowledge that is 
        necessary to apply, be accepted to, and enroll in college;
Whereas College Summit has been recognized by several prominent educational 
        organizations and many reputable national and local publications for its 
        innovation and effectiveness in providing the chance for American 
        students to showcase their abilities and achieve at their highest level;
Whereas since 1993, approximately 6,000 students have become College Summit Peer 
        Leaders, 79 percent of whom enroll in college (well above the national 
        average of 46 percent for low-income students), and 80 percent of whom 
        are currently pursuing a degree or have graduated from college, despite 
        their average high school grade point average of 2.85;
Whereas College Summit students have obtained over $40,000,000 in scholarships 
        to attend institutions of higher education that meet their academic, 
        social, and financial needs; and
Whereas many American students would not have attended college were it not for 
        College Summit, and many more students would benefit from College Summit 
        if the program were offered to them: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes College Summit, a preeminent nonprofit 
        organization, for its dedication to increasing college 
        enrollment rates in low-income communities; and
            (2) encourages the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate to determine how 
        the Federal Government might expand the efforts of College 
        Summit in its mission to increase the college enrollment rate 
        of low-income students.
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