Thursday, July 21, 2011

Dems, Students Fight to Save Pell Grants Amid Debt Ceiling Talks

Alongside the debt ceiling battles raging on Capitol Hill, urgent negotiations are happening that could affect low-income students and students of color this fall. Pell Grants and other student aid programs have been put on the chopping block as House Republicans demand cuts before they agree to raise the debt ceiling.

On Tuesday, congressional leaders sent a letter to President Obama pressing him to protect the programs that the country’s neediest students depend on to get through college as he continues his debt ceiling negotiations. Their letter coincided with a rally and press conference in Washington, D.C. led by the United States Student Association to protect federal student aid.  - COLORLINES

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