December 17, 2021
U. S. Rep. Al Lawson (D-Fla.), led more than a dozen senators in a letter asking House leaders to stop the omission of certain students from the Pell Grant increase of the Build Back Better Act.
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Pell Grant Increases Denied to Students at Career Colleges Under Build Back Better Bill
Denial will affect thousands of Black students unless quick change is made
A recent increase in the Pell Grant awarded to low-income college students who need financial help paying for their tuition or other educational needs will not be going to the nearly one million students who choose career and proprietary schools.