Hot Topic: “Pell Grant”
During President Obama’s Visit, UNC Students Discuss #DontDoubleMyRate
Students discuss the importance of affordable higher education.
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Journalism Network & Video / Multimedia by Campus Blue Print
How Student Debt Impacts Students of Color
An interest rate hike will disproportionately hurt these students.
Posted Thursday, April 26, 2012 in Reprints by Sophia Kerby
New Student Loan Method Asks Alumni to Lend to Students
With over $1 trillion in student debt, Stanford graduates are looking to create a new lending option for student borrowers.
Posted Thursday, April 19, 2012 by Leor Reef
Pell Grants Next Year Will Cover Smallest Percentage Of College Costs In Their History
The Pell Grant will cover less than one-third of the average cost of a public four-year college next year.
Posted Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in Reprints by Pat Garofalo
Endangered Species: Stafford Loan Low Interest Rates Set to Double This Summer [VIDEO]
Student debt burdens may steepen if Congress doesn’t keep rates low.
Posted Thursday, March 15, 2012 in Reporting by Naima Ramos-Chapman
Richard Cordray Talks Student Lending, For-Profit Colleges with Campus Progress
Cordray is the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Posted Monday, March 12, 2012 in Five Minutes With by Naima Ramos-Chapman
Occupying Student Debt, With Books as Shields [VIDEO]
Student and occupiers rail against barriers to education access.
Posted Monday, March 5, 2012 by Emily Crockett & Kellan Schmidt
Biden Focuses on College Costs—Foreshadowing Obama’s State of the Union?
Education and the economy are expected to be key components of Obama’s State of the Union address.
Posted Monday, January 23, 2012 by Alyssa Battistoni
Pell Grants Suffer a Serious Setback
The new eligibility requirements are counterintuitive and counterproductive.
Posted Saturday, December 24, 2011 in Reprints by Julie Ajinkya, Sophia Kerby
Pell Grant Compromise Maintains Maximum Award, But Cuts 100K Previous Recipients
Congress compromised on a budget that preserves Pell Grant awards, but narrows the eligibility requirements of the program.
Posted Wednesday, December 21, 2011 by Jon Christian
House Budget Committee Is Searching for Excuses to Cut Pell Grants
Committee members are even trying to change the rules to achieve their end.
Posted Monday, December 5, 2011 in Reprints by Stephen Steigleder, Julie Margetta Morgan
Survey: Young Americans Concerned About Student Debt, Widely Support Pell Grant Funding
Across socioeconomic backgrounds, young people in the United States are concerned about the cost of college.
Posted Monday, November 14, 2011 by Jon Christian
Paul Ryan Tells Student He Should Work Three Jobs To Pay For College, Not Use Pell Grants
Read more at Think Progress
Student Loans Will Top $1 Trillion
As the Occupy movement continues to make the excessive cost of education one of its key issues, new data shows student loan debt becoming a serious burden.
Posted Wednesday, October 19, 2011 by Brian Stewart
House Bill Includes Cuts to Pell, Bars Gainful Employment Enforcement
The bill by the Republican-led House Appropriations Committee also includes cutting funding for NPR, Planned Parenthood, and efforts to deter aspects of healthcare reform.
Posted Thursday, September 29, 2011 by Brian Stewart
Keeping Pell Grant, Other Aid Funding Steady is Vital
The budget passed by a Senate subcommittee protects funding for the Pell Grant—an important move.
Posted Thursday, September 29, 2011 by Angela Peoples
Campus Progress Statement: Pell Grants Must Not Become Collateral Damage in Debt Talks
Posted Friday, July 29, 2011
Conservatives are Holding Pell Grants Hostage in Debt Talks: Take Action Now to #SavePell
Congress has been using Pell grants as leverage in the debt ceiling negotiations.
Posted Friday, July 29, 2011 by Katie Andriulli
