2011年2月13日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Education News


AP Source: Obama to seek changes in Pell Grants (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 08:09 AM PST

In this photo taken Feb. 9, 2011, Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., right, with Republican Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., center, and Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, left, speaks to media outside the White House in Washington after their luncheon with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Friday night, Feb. 11, House Republicans called for cuts in hundreds of government programs in a $61 billion savings package measure, which is expected to reach the floor for a vote next week. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama's budget plan would cut $100 billion from Pell Grants and other higher education programs over a decade through belt-tightening and use the savings to keep the maximum college financial aid award at $5,550, an administration official said.


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