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The Campaign to Double Pell August 17, 2021

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NEWS COVERAGE

• Education Advocates Push for Increasing Pell Grant, NBC4 Washington (June 30, 2023)

• Largest Source of Free Money for College Can’t Keep Up, Nerd Wallet.com (April 12, 2023)

• ​Marist Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Doubling the Pell Grant, NAICU News (February 7, 2023)

• The Pell Grant Amount Will Rise By $500 in 2023. How Much Will It Help College Students? USA Today (January 3, 2023)

• More Money for Pell Grants, Research, Inside Higher Ed (January 3, 2023)

• House Democrats Introduce Bill to Double Pell Grant, Rework Federal Loan System, Higher Ed Dive (September 16, 2022)

• Celebrating 50 Years of the Pell Grant — Increasing Accessibility and Affordability in Higher Education, Marquette Today (June 23, 2022)

• Statement from NAICU President Barbara Mistick, D.M. on the 50th Anniversary of the Pell Grant Program, NAICU (June 22, 2022)

• Pell Grants at 50: Loss of Buying Power Has Congress Rethinking Ways of Paying for College, USA Today (April 3, 2022)

• ​How Would Doubling the Pell Grant Expand Aid Eligibility? Urban Wire, (February 10, 2022)

• Tennessee's University Leaders Lobby Congress to Make Pell Grants Relevant Again, Knoxville News-Sentinel (January 28, 2022)

• National Survey Shows Strong, Bipartisan Support for the Federal Pell Grant Program, NAICU News (December 8, 2021)

• Free College Campaigners Pledge to Fight on After Congress Defeat, Times Higher Ed.com (November 7, 2021)

• Politics Killed National Free Community College — For Now, But Advocates Vow to ‘Keep Going’ as Momentum Continues in States, MarketWatch.com (November 6, 2021)

• Education Chief: Free Community College Plans Aren't Dead, At Least as Long as I'm Around, Detroit Free Press (November 5, 2021)

• Report: Increasing Pell Would Easily Expand Eligibility, Inside Higher Ed (November 3, 2021)

• After Dropping Free Community College Plan, Democrats Explore Options,
  The New York Times (October 25, 2021)

• It’s Not Over Till It’s Over, Inside Higher Ed (October 25, 2021)

• What's Still in the Dem Megabill? Cheat Sheet on 12 Big Topics, Politico.com (October 25, 2021)

• Political Negotiations Spell the Demise of Biden’s Universal Community College Plan, The Washington Post (October 25, 2021)

• Free Community College Expected To Be Cut From Spending Bill, Associated Press (October 22, 2021)

• White House Drops Free Community College from Its Spending Bill, NPR.org, Washington, DC, (October 21, 2021)

• Why Biden’s Plan for Free Community College Likely Will Be Cut From Budget Package, The Wall Street Journal (October 20, 2021)

• Build Back Better Dumps Billions on NH Community Colleges That Graduate Few Students, NHJournal.com (October 4, 2021)

• N.J.’s College Presidents Urge Congress to Double Maximum Pell Grant Award, ROI-NJ.com, (September 23, 2021)

• Biden Could Slash Student Debt in Half for the Average Borrower if Congress Doubles the Pell Grant, Report Finds, BusinessInsider.com (September 14, 2021)

• Report: Doubling Pell Would Cut Future Loan Debt in Half, Inside Higher Ed (September 13, 2021)

• Pumping Up Pell to Curb Student Debt, Politico.com (September 13, 2021)

• New York Six Presidents Support Increased Pell Grant Funding, New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium, (August 20, 2021)

• Building a Campaign to Double Pell, Inside Higher Ed.com (August 5, 2021)

• Two Dozen Organizations Launch #DoublePell Campaign, Inside Higher Ed.com (July 13, 2021)

• Doubling Pell Has Broad Support, but Is It Attainable?, Inside Higher Ed.com (June 25, 2021)

• Democrats Introduce Legislation to Double Pell Grant, Inside Higher Ed.com (June 17, 2021)

• Democrats Propose to Double Pell Grant Over Five Years, Diverse.com (June 16, 2021)

• NAICU President's Statement on the Pell Grant Preservation & Expansion Act of 2021, NAICU.edu (June 16, 2021)

• A Big Plan, but Will Biden Get the Votes? Inside Higher Ed.com (April 29, 2021)

• Biden Directs Education Funding to Community Colleges, a Key Lifeline, The New York Times (April 28, 2021)

PRESIDENTIAL OPINIONS

• Doubling Pell Grant Would Help More Students Pursue College Degrees, The Virginia Pilot, Hampton Roads, VA (February 27, 2023) 

• Pell Grants Are Long Overdue for an Increase, Times-Union, Albany, NY (June 22, 2022)

• Doubling Federal Pell Grant Program an Investment in Kansas' Future, Salina Post, Salina, KS (April 3, 2022)

• It’s Time to Double Pell Because All Students Deserve a Transformative Education, Diverse (March 3, 2022)

• Seize the Power of Pell, Inforum.com (February 23, 2022)

• Want to Reduce Hunger Among College Students? Stop Taxing Their Pell Grants, The Hill.com (February 10, 2022)

• Why Doubling the Pell Grant Should Be Back on the Table, The Hill.com, (January 18, 2022)

• Want To Make Colleges Affordable? Double The Pell Grant, The Denver Post, CO (January 4, 2022)

• America Needs the Equivalent of a Post-COVID GI Bill, The Advocate, LA (December 26, 2021)

• It's Time to Double Pell Grants. Here's Why, Lohud.com, White Plains, NY (December 3, 2021)

• Double up the Pell Grant, Statesman Journal, Salem, OR (November 5, 2021)

• It's Past Time To Double Pell Grants, St. Louis Business Journal (October 29, 2021)

• An Increase in Pell Grants Must Be Part of Any Final Budget Deal, MinnPost.com (October 15, 2021)

• Pell Grants Make College Attainable for Millions of Americans, Including Here in Tacoma, News Tribune, Tacoma, WA (October 13, 2021)

• Doubling Pell Grants Will Increase Opportunities for All Students, The Canton Repository, Canton, OH (October 8, 2021)

• An Assignment for the Federal Government: Tackle Student Debt and Expand Educational Opportunity by Doubling Pell Grants, Gotham Gazette, New York (October 1, 2021)

• Substantial Boost to Pell Grants Would Help Students and the Economy Across the Board, Kansas City Star (September 27, 2021)

• Make College Affordable and Accessible by Doubling the Pell Grant, Portland Business Journal (September 24, 2021)

• The Case for Doubling Pell Grants, Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, MA (September 17, 2021)

• Pell Grants Have Leveled the College Playing Field for Low-Income Students — Let's Expand Them The Hill.com (September 14, 2021)

• The Necessity of Doubling Pell Grant Awards, Fordham University (September 7, 2021)

• Double Pell Grant to Boost Access, Achievement, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA (September 7, 2021)

• Doubling Pell Grant Max Is a Wise Investment for the Future, Washington Business Journal (August 27, 2021)

• Jesuit Colleges Are Committed to Serving Low-Income Students. If Joe Biden Doubled the Pell Grant, We Could Serve More, AmericaMagazine.org (July 28, 2021)

• Make College a Reality. Double Federal Pell Grants, Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ (July 13, 2021)

• Double the Pell Grant to Make College to All, Syracuse.com (July 7, 2021)

• Doubling Pell Grants Would Be a Modern GI Bill to Boost the Economy - Presidential Opinion, The Hill.com (June 25, 2021)

• Why Doubling the Pell Grant is Good Public Policy, Real Clear Education.com (June 25, 2021)

• Make College Affordable by Doubling the Pell Grant, The Tennessean.com (May 13, 2021)

COMMENTARY/EDITORIALS

• Expand Pell Grants to Make the Dream of College Possible for More, The Seattle Times, (June 14, 2022)
• ​Duplicar el subsidio educativo Pell Grant puede impulsar la movilidad económica para estudiantes latinos, Lo Opinión (May 18, 2022)
• Doubling Pell Isn’t Enough Without Deeper Reforms, Inside Higher Ed (May 17, 2022)
• Let’s Help Today’s High School Graduates by Doubling the Pell Grants, Savannah Morning News, Savannah, GA, (May 10, 2022)
• The Wall Street Journal Is Wrong About Pell Grants, Politico.com (May 9, 2022)
• Despite $400 Boost, Pell Grants Fall Far Short of Original Goal to Make College More Affordable for Low- and Middle-income Students, The Conversation (April 28, 2022)
• Want To Reduce Hunger Among College Students? Stop Taxing Their Pell Grants, The Hill (February 10, 2022)
• Doubling Pell Grant Creates Opportunity for Success, Northern Star.com, Northern Illinois University (January 26, 2022)
• Double the Pell Grant for College Students, CTPost.com  (November 15, 2021)
• Access to Higher Education Is the Gateway, Degree Completion Is the Goal. Doubling the Pell Grant will Help, The Durango Herald, CO (November 4, 2021)
• Proposals will Help NM Students Afford – and Complete – College, Albuquerque Journal, NM (November 2, 2021)
• Community College Is Already Affordable, Forbes.com (October 13, 2021)
• Pell Grant Students Are Doing All They Can. They Deserve Our Support, EdSource.org (September 20, 2021)
• Democrats Should Seize This Chance to Reshape the Safety Net. But Not All They Propose Makes Sense. - Editorial, The Washington Post (August 29, 2021)
• Republicans are Wrong; Doubling the Pell Grant Is Good Policy, Inside Higher Ed (August 16, 2021)
• A New Higher Ed Coalition Forms to Push for Doubling of Pell Grants, Forbes.com (July 13, 2021)
• Biden’s Wrong. He Should Help More Kids Get into 4-year, Not 2-year Colleges., Washington Post (July 11, 2021)
• You Want Free Community College — Do It with a Pell Grant Expansion, The Hill.com (April 2, 2021)
• Don’t Ruin College by Making It Free, Manhattan Institute (March 9, 2020)
• Doubling the Pell Grant to Promote Access to Opportunity, Higher Ed, Diverse Issues in Higher Education (December 15, 2020)

 

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