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Government Warns: Pell Grant Program in Trouble
22 September 08 02:47 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Without additional taxpayer funds next year, the government’s “most important” federal financial aid program may be unable to provide Pell Grants to millions of eligible low-income students, likely pricing these students out of a higher education, according Read More...

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Education Department at Fault for Low Participation in Grant Programs, Audit Shows
04 August 08 05:58 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In an audit of the Department of Education , the department’s own inspector general blames the lack of participation in the government’s Academic Competitiveness and National Smart Grant programs on his department’s failure to effectively promote the Read More...

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