Panel Supports Use of Need-Based Aid

American colleges and universities can improve access for financially needy students by preserving need-based financial-aid programs and increasing understanding of the role of community colleges, said a panel of experts convened at the U.S. Capitol to promote a new book, College Access: Opportunity or Privilege? (the College Board).

The panel discussed how merit-based aid is supplanting need-based aid. Merit-based packages help colleges attract high-performing students, but those

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