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Macy, Beth – College Board Review, 1999
A journalist and college instructor who attended college on a Pell Grant recounts her escape from poverty through education. She notes shifts in public policy toward financial aid through loans and tax credits rather than grants, but urges that the Pell Grant program be restored to the level of assistance provided youth from economically deprived…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Needs, Grants
