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With a black man in the White House, one can say the U.S. has made some strides regarding racial equality in the last half-century. Still, it looks like a glass half-full situation. While African Americans make up over 12% of the country’s population, the Board of Education reports black attendance at college is barely half that percentage. The dropout rate is also higher than average when compared to other races and this is even with the assistance of such financial aids as Pell grants.

When Barrack Obama campaigned for President, one of his platforms was to make a college education affordable for everyone. Last March, he signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, which includes many of the ways he wants to make education more accessible. There are actually six points, which he hopes to have turned into law and/or policy by 2012. Many are unaware of the many benefits provided by these six items.

Last March, President Barack Obama made an appearance at Northern Virginia Community College. According to some of the media, the Chief Executive was there to publicly celebrate the passing of a major part of his health bill. Yet this portion didn’t revolve around the controversial battle for insurance reform. Actually, it had everything to do with how students will get large chunks of their financial aid, everything from scholarships to loans to online college grants.