How California's Ambitious Aid Program Stumbled Badly and Disappointed Many

By JEFFREY SELINGO

Millions in grants go unused while students complain of having eligibility taken away

When California Gov. Gray Davis signed a bill to expand the Cal Grant program in September 2000,

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the Democratic governor said the state was creating the "most ambitious financial-aid program

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