The Pell Grant Lie! Here is the Proof!

[leftchick]

http://edworkforce.house.gov/democrats/pellgrantsummary.html

Posted in another thread by New DUer Duppers!


BUSH RECORD ON PELL GRANTS:
Making Students Pay More for College

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Bush Freezes Federal College Scholarship, or Pell Grant
Just as college tuition is rising and the buying power of grants continues to erode, President Bush has frozen the maximum Pell Grant at $4,050 in his FY 2005 education budget. This is the 3rd year in a row that Bush has frozen or cut the maximum Pell Grant.

Despite Bush’s protests that restoring the buying power of the Pell Grant won’t stop rising college costs, he continues to ignore the tuition problem. Not only has he failed to address rising college tuition, but his budget makes college even more expensive by freezing or cutting student aid and taxing students.

Bush Breaks his Promise to Increase Maximum Pell Grant to $5,100
While campaigning in 2000, President Bush, pledged to make college more affordable and accessible by increasing the maximum Pell Grant for college freshman to $5,100.

Not only has President Bush broken his promise to increase the maximum Pell award to $5,100, but he’s actually frozen or cut the maximum Pell grant for the past three years.

[depakid]

1. I think students and parents know this

Unfortunately, like so many of Bush's lies, it won't get discusses by the corporate media.

[leftchick]

2. kick

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[lawladyprof]

3. And tuition at state institutions up because

State budgets are being hit hard by declining revenues (downturn + tax cuts (many state income tables tied to your fed. return). Please note that the typical road is a combination of college and university budget (cuts--no new hiring, layoffs, larger classes, fewer classes or sections of classes and reducing expenditures for this and that (think library, maintenance, etc.) and tuition hikes. Not all the burden is put on the students but some is.