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Pell Grant Students Are Doing All They Can. They Deserve Our Support. - Opinion Piece
September 21, 2021
Shawn Brick writes: A major driver of the increased economic burden on students has been federal disinvestment in higher education. The Pell Grant program is the main way the federal government helps low-income students afford college. In the 1970s, the Pell Grant covered more than 75% of an eligible student’s public college expenses; now it barely covers 28 percent.