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Pell Grants Have Leveled the College Playing Field for Low-Income Students — Let's Expand Them

September 15, 2021

Eric Spina, president of the University of Dayton and vice chair of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, which helps manage the national #DoublePell campaign, writes:  Financial hardships created by the pandemic continue to force college students to make the life-altering choice between their basic needs and their postsecondary ambitions. Dropping out costs them the additional $1 million in lifetime earnings expected for a bachelor's degree graduate and hinders the nation's economic recovery. 

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