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Despite $400 boost, Pell Grants fall far short of original goal to make college more affordable for low- and middle-income students

  • Written by Donald E. Heller, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of San Francisco
Despite $400 boost, Pell Grants fall far short of original goal to make college more affordable for low- and middle-income studentsThe Pell Grant covers less than 30 percent of the costs to attend a four-year public college. Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Back around when the Pell Grant was created by Congress in 1973 to help students from low-income families pay for higher education, it covered 80% of the costs of attending a public four-year college or...

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