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...album is vintage U2, for better or worse. The band has consistently built on the sound of each successive album, and moments on How To Dismantle... recall every previous release. The ubiquitous lead single “Vertigo” is another safe anthem following the tried and true formula of “Beautiful Day,” “A Man and a Woman” instantly recalls the icy chords of “The Unforgettable Fire,” and the pounding chords of closer “Yahweh” recall War?...
...estimated 1.2 million college students and cut 90,000 out of the program altogether. Every year the government disburses 4.5 million Pell Grants through the $12.4 billion program—grants that, unlike loans, don’t need to be repaid. The grants are administered according to a formula that takes into account variables meant to determine a student’s family’s discretionary income. Under the new guidelines families appear to have less tax burden, and therefore “more” income. This new formula will prove extra painful for the many students...
Altogether, the new formula will save $300 million next year, enough to hurt thousands of struggling students but hardly a major step toward closing the growing deficit. Forget about Pell Grants—if Republican lawmakers want to save taxpayers some real money on student financial assistance, they should take a look at the pork that passes for our federal student loan program...
...second bill to pass Congress over the last two weeks would save the federal government some loose change by modifying the formula that qualifies students for federal Pell Grants—important, often vital, government college-aid awards based on financial need. Under the proposed changes, students whose parents make between $25,000 and $30,000 will receive less funding. But the largest changes will be amongst those who earn between $30,000 and $45,000—no fortune in light of the high cost of American tuition. 84,000 students stand to lose their grants altogether. Given that...
...these circumstances, there is no reason to reduce federal aid funding for lower income students. Those hardest hit by the funding formula changes are hardly wealthy recipients of “middle class welfare,” as some opponents of the Pell Grant system might suggest. These changes will have substantive impacts on families and students that are already struggling to cover school fees...