May 8, 2009

For Higher Education, President's Budget Adds Little, Subtracts Little

By Kelly Field

Washington

President Obama's budget for the Department of Education for the 2010 fiscal year would leave spending on most student-aid programs unchanged, but would largely spare higher education the program eliminations seen elsewhere in his budget.

The president's plan, released Thursday, fleshes out a budget blueprint the White House unveiled in February. The budget would provide no increase for Federal Work-Study or the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant program, financing the

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