NIU makes right call

Despite rising costs and inflation, I commend Northern Illinois University for freezing tuition for the fourth year in a row, enabling more students to afford college education (“Northern Illinois University freezes tuition for 2018- 2019, cuts fees, Dec. 11”).

It is an investment worth making. Living in a country that provides many educational opportunities and constantly striving to make higher education affordable, we almost forget about the 263 million kids around the globe that are not receiving their rightful education. Education is a powerful tool to end poverty. Thanks to Rep. Danny Davis for signing two valuable pieces of legislation that aim at educating children and youth— one locally, and one globally. The first is Fostering Success in Higher Education Act of 2017, that supports college education of foster and homeless youth. The second is H. Res 466 that works with the Global Partnership for Education to provide kids with access to quality education, in the poorest countries and countries affected by conflict. I ask Chicagoans to urge their members of Congress to cosponsor H. Res 466/ S. Res 286 and give every child a chance at education.

Sri Jaladi, St. Louis

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