We can't afford to see taxpayer dollars wasted by sending billions of dollars of Pell Grants to for-profit schools, many of which aren't providing a good return on that investment.
Dick Durbin: “We can't afford to see taxpayer dollars wasted by sending billions of dollars of Pell Grants to for-profit schools, many…”
On the recordJuly 26, 2011
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Durbin emphasizes the need to evaluate the effectiveness of Pell Grants for for-profit colleges.
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