February 10, 2009
Colleges Urged to Take Action as They Prepare to Reap Billions in Stimulus Bill
Washington
As Congress continues to debate an economic-stimulus bill that includes billions of dollars for students and colleges, one U.S. senator warned higher-education leaders on Monday that they needed to rein in costs if they wanted to persuade his colleagues to back further increases in aid to academe.
Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Republican from Tennessee, former education secretary, and former college president, said many members of Congress worried that increases in Pell Grants were
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