June 22, 2007
House Panel Moves to Raise Pell Grant and Block Accreditation Changes
A Congressional panel has moved to block the Education Department from making changes in the accreditation process, approving a spending measure that would cut off funds for such changes.
The bill, which would finance most higher-education programs for the 2008 fiscal year, would also raise the maximum Pell Grant by $390, the largest increase since the end of the Clinton administration, and provide $750-million in additional money for the National Institutes of Health.
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