I think this proposal sets the bar high. It yields astonishing savings that will help students, makes the most sense for taxpayers, and harnesses private sector innovation for the ...
The meltdown in our economy has made a growing college affordability crisis worse for American families.
the proposal to sharply expand the Pell Grant Program and make it an entitlement is likewise fiscally irresponsible and potentially might ad...
people prefer choices to monopolies.
I don't think anybody involved in education...cannot appreciate how serious of a decision this is.
Today, our committee will examine how we can continue to make college more affordable by significantly increasing grant aid for students.
We can either continue sending billions of dollars to banks and lenders or we can start sending it to students.
Students shouldn't have to worry whether the roller coaster fluctuations of the financial markets will hurt their college opportunities.
Students are graduating with too much debt. We, as a Congress, need to re-focus our efforts back on grant aid, rather than loans.
In short, the status quo has become impossible to defend. Students and families are not being served as well as they could be.
What is best for schools and the students they serve seems to be lost in this debate.