Pell Grants Are Getting Their Due in the 2020 Campaign - Opinion

Donald E. Heller, Ph.D., provost and vice president of academic affairs, University of San Francisco, writes: Just as it did in the 2016 election, college affordability has become a critical issue in the 2020 election. One key difference, however, is unlike in the 2016 election, which was largely devoid of any talk about increasing Pell Grants for students from low- and moderate-income families to pay for college, this time around Pell Grants are part of the discussion.