Federal Aid Sent Me and My 11 Siblings to College. Slashing the Pell Grant Steals That Chance From Students Today. - Commentary

Thomas P. Foley writes: Think putting a child through college is a challenge? Try 12. That’s not a typo. I come from a family of 12 kids, and I knew early on that if I was ever going to attend college, I’d need help as a “first generation” student (none of our parents went to college and our grandparents didn’t even have the opportunity to get high school degrees). My siblings and I got to go to college thanks to the predecessor of the Pell Grant – the Educational Opportunity Grant – as well as the National Defense Student Loan – and other scholarships.