1mo ago

Trump aims to slash Pell Grants, which may limit low-income students' college access

www.cnbc.com

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Pell Grants, college aid for low-income families, could be slashed under both the White House budget proposal and House GOP reconciliation bill.

Donald Trump’s budget would cut the maximum award to the lowest amount in roughly a decade.

About 40% of undergraduates rely on Pell Grants to pay for college, and experts say if the plans are enacted, many of the lowest-income students would be forced to drop out.

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Pell Grants helped me get a degree that increased my income, made my life better, and made me a better, taxpaying American.
-Actual client testimonial.
- Yeah but now you have smarts and that cant happen because you might question things.
  /s
- Same, how this helps anyone is beyond me.
  
  It helps the rich. More money and stupider labor.
- Yup, helped me go to trade school and get a career. Now I work for myself.
  Nobody wants this to stop
- Same
Pell grants are definitely a problem: they need to be much bigger. They need to grow to regain their initial “purchasing power” over an education
Keeping the plebs ignorant. That tracks. Running Project 2025 play by play.
Because of the Pell grant I was able to get a degree and a great paying job. I've paid far more in taxes than what I received in Pell grants, which probably would not be true if I didn't have it to help me pay for my degree. It literally pays for itself.
Slash it by what? My kids got the same $ amount I did, back when I went to college when they were little. For me, it covered tuition and some of the books, for them about 1/10th of the tuition. It's already slashed.
May limit? May?! What else could it do???

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