Viewpoint: Pell Grants, and Tuition relief for low- and middle-income university students?

Patty Gavnik:Senator Coleman, bless your little heart. And bless your proposed little $450 increase in the Pell Grant to make education accessible to low- and middle-income students. Unfortunately, a little Pell Grant increase will not solve the huge tuition crisis experienced by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) students who have been hit with a 60-percent increase in tuition in the past four years alone.

...Increased Pell Grants don’t spell tuition relief

Senator Norm Coleman:I remain committed to the belief that access to a college education must be available to all students who possess the desire and determination to go to college—and it must be made affordable as well. No program makes more of a difference for college-bound students than Pell Grants, which provide assistance to many students from low- and middle-income families who might not otherwise be able to follow their dreams and graduate with a college degree.

...Proposed legislation offers relief to low-income students

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