In-State Tuition Bill Passed in Connecticut

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Diverse Interfaith Organization Wins In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students An emerging interfaith organization of Black, White, and Latino congregations unite to fight for equal access to education.Connecticut is the twelfth state to pass an in-state tuition bill, and this puts the state in the spotlight of the national immigration debate. New Haven, CT – June 10, 2011 – Undocumented students can now go to college in Connecticut with the help of a newly formed organization, Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut (CONECT). This cross-racial organization spanning New Haven and Fairfield counties organized multi-racial support for what has been stereotyped as a “Latino issue.”...