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New England Council calls for doubling of Pell Grant

Samuele Petruccelli March 12, 2021
In an open letter released Monday, the Council urged members of the New England House and Senate delegations to draft legislation that would increase the maximum award available to give to recipients displaying extreme financial need.
The New America's Higher Education Policy Program "Starting from Scratch: A New Federal and State Partnership in Higher Education," released Thursday, details how eliminating many aspects of financial aid is necessary to make education affordable. ILLUSTRATION BY BRITTANY CHANG/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Federal financial aid suggested to be replaced for college affordability

Nicole Mis February 23, 2016

A New America Foundation report published Thursday suggested that higher education institutions replace the current federal financial aid system with a program requiring the federal government, state...

Obama’s proposed federal budget slightly increases financial aid

Daily Free Press Admin April 17, 2013

Changes contained in U.S. President Barack Obama’s  proposed 2014 fiscal year budget released April 10 could have a wide range of effects on students at colleges such as Boston University, particularly...

GOP, Dems. propose budgets with differing effects for students

Daily Free Press Admin March 20, 2013

Among a number of other dissimilarities, federal budgets proposed by Democrats and Republicans in Congress offer varying effects for students involving federal financial aid and education funding. Democrats...

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