April 20, 2001

For Student-Aid Programs, Bush Proposes Modest Increases or None at All

By STEPHEN BURD

Maximum Pell Grant would increase by $100; work-study funds would remain flat

For all his talk about Pell Grants during last year's campaign, President Bush has proposed a budget for the 2002 fiscal year that would only modestly increase federal aid for college students.

The president's plan, which was released last week, would raise the maximum

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