A Low-Profile Student-Aid Program Is on the Chopping Block Again

Table: How the budget for the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership program has fluctuated over the last decade

When they saw the president's proposed budget for the 2006 fiscal year in February, advocates for a low-profile federal student-aid program found themselves in a familiar predicament: The program was slated to be eliminated.

Like other presidents, Democrat and Republican, over the past three decades,

Print Subscription

Digital Subscription

Already have an account? Log In Now.