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Friday Interview: Pell Grants Attract Congressional Scrutiny

RALEIGH — Going to college can be an expensive proposition. Tuition has been rising steadily in North Carolina and in other states. Many students receive aid in the form of a federal Pell Grant, but the Pell Grant Program faces problems and needs serious reform. Dr. Jenna Ashley Robinson, director of outreach at the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, has been studying this issue. She recently shared her research during testimony before a congressional subcommittee. Robinson also discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.

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Friday Interview: Pope Center Probes Pell Grant Program

RALEIGH — If anyone in your family has gone to college in recent years, you are probably aware of the Federal Pell Grant Program. A recent report from the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy analyzes the program to determine where the money goes and whether it’s being used effectively. Pope Center outreach coordinator Jenna Ashley Robinson discussed the report with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.

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Speeches Offer Bush’s College Ideas

RALEIGH — Though most of the State of the Union address Feb. 2 dealt with reforms to Social Security and spreading freedom throughout the world, President George W. Bush also focused attention on his higher-education goals. He advocated increasing federal Pell Grant funding as well as providing more funding for workforce training initiatives for community colleges. Both proposals were ways, Bush said, “to make our economy stronger and more dynamic.” At an earlier forum at Florida Community College in Jacksonville, the president outlined his proposals in more detail.

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