States Increase Spending on Student Aid by Smallest Amount in 6 Years, Survey Finds

By KARIN FISCHER

States have again increased their spending on student financial aid, but the growth was less robust than in recent years, an annual survey has found.

The 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico awarded a total of $7.3-billion in financial aid in 2003-4, according to a report scheduled to...