February 4, 2008

For Student Aid, Bush Seeks Program Cuts and a Modest Pell Increase

By Kelly Field

Washington

In his spending proposal for the Department of Education next year, President Bush proposes abolishing several student-aid programs to pay for a modest increase in the maximum Pell Grant.

The president's plan, unveiled on Monday as part of a $3.1-trillion federal budget for the 2009 fiscal year, would provide for a $69 increase in the maximum Pell Grant, bringing the maximum award to $4,800. By 2012, the maximum award would grow to $5,400.

At the same time, the

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