February 27, 2009
The Economic-Recovery Law: Winners and Losers
The $787-billion economic-stimulus legislation that President Obama signed into law this week contains large sums of money for students and researchers. But the final version of the plan excludes billions of dollars that Congress had considered giving to various higher-education programs. Here's a look at how the law, as enacted, produced both winners and losers.
WINNERS
Students from low-income families
The maximum Pell Grant is set to increase to $5,550 by 2010, aid
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