23 December 2004

compare and contrast

Bush: “We’ve increased Pell Grants by a million students. That’s a fact.” versus NYT: Students to Bear More of the Cost of College

Because of the changes, which take effect next fall and are expected to save the government $300 million in the 2005-6 academic year, at least 1.3 million students will receive smaller Pell Grants, the nation's primary scholarship for those of low income, according to two analyses of the new rules.
Funny 'fact'... so 1 Million more students will receive Pell Grants (according to fortune telling Bush), but they're all receiving LESS money. That doesn't seem like a good thing.

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