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Students Could Wave Goodbye to Merit–Based Federal Aid
25 June 09 09:41 AM | NextStudent | 1 Comments   

In another move to restructure the federal financial aid system, President Obama has proposed ending the government’s five-year foray into merit-based student aid and redirecting those financial aid funds to the need-based Pell Grant program, reports Read More...

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