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...David Merkowitz, a spokesperson for the American Council on Education, said he sees "a recent moderation in price increases" among the nation's colleges, as tuition growth comes "back down closer to the historical pattern of a couple of percentage points higher than general price increases, which has been true for 50 years or more...
...David Merkowitz, a spokesperson for the American Council on Education, says he has heard estimates of up to $500,000 a month in the early stage of the investigation. And for the Ivies, the numbers have been ever higher...
...Given the comprehensive nature of the CID and how much is at stake for [the colleges], they'll spend that much," Merkowitz says. "The CID hits the Ivy Leagues harder because they're larger, and there are a lot more people involved...
...President's emphasis on elementary and secondary education over higher education has prompted many, like Merkowitz, to call the Bush spending initiatives a "mixed blessing...
...Merkowitz, who calls the student aid portion of the budget "very disappointing," says much of the increase in funds in Pell Grants will go toward covering last year's shortfalls in this program. Funding for Pell Grants was slashed when the automatic spending cuts mandated by the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act came into effect after the budget did not reach its deficit-reduction goals...