Trump Seeks Deep Cuts in Education and Science
In The News Piece in Inside Higher Ed
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March 16, 2017
Inside Higher Ed cited the Higher Education team's analysis of President Trump's budget proposal in an article on the suggested cuts to work-study and SEOG may help protect Pell spending:
New America, a Washington think tank, released an analysis early this morning that suggests the cuts to work-study and SEOG may help protect Pell spending, although the analysis suggested that Pell may still be vulnerable down the road.
The analysis notes that the programs being proposed for cuts or elimination serve low-income students—with evidence that work-study has a positive impact on graduation rates of the most needy students.
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As to work-study, New America noted concerns it finds legitimate, such as more aid going to private than public institutions and two-thirds of aid going to those with family incomes over $30,000. (Of course plenty of those with family incomes over $30,000 would have great difficulty paying for college.)