Spending Bill Allows Government to Cut Back on Pell Grants

Article: Congress Gives Lean Increases for Student Aid and Research

Congress has given the U.S. Education Department the green light to make changes in a student-aid formula that could disqualify tens of thousands of students from receiving federal financial assistance. The go-ahead came in the vast spending bill that Congress approved last week just before it left town for Thanksgiving.

Democratic lawmakers, who

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