Pell Grant Changes May Cut Eligibility: ; Updating Tax Tables Would Reduce Chance at Money for About 1 Million Prospective Recipients

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Congress is again adding hundreds of millions of new dollars to the Pell Grant program for low-income college students, but it's also allowing a procedural change that would cut - and in some cases eliminate - grant eligibility for as many as 1 million students.

The spending bill passed by Congress last weekend increases funding for Pell Grants, the main federal form of college aid for poor students, by $458 million to about $12.4 billion, though that figure could be ultimately trimmed back slightly.

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Pell Grant Changes May Cut Eligibility: ; Updating Tax Tables Would Reduce Chance at Money for About 1 Million Prospective Recipients

Like other boosts to the Pell program in recent years, this one will be devoured entirely by increas...

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