Gov. Pat Quinn of Illinois signed a law on Sunday giving him the authority to reallocate state money to pay for more than $200-million in need-based student-aid grants that legislators had earlier trimmed from the budget, according to the Chicago Tribune. The increased funds for the Monetary Assistance Program are expected to provide scholarships to more than 130,000 low-income students in the state.
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One Response to Illinois Governor Signs Law to Pay for State Student-Aid Grants
mattfeldmann - October 27, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Without MAP grants several small private colleges in Illinois would be in a terrible position.