"Donald Trump will soon assert control over the Department of Education (ED) again, promising to enact changes sure to shake up the U.S. higher education system," Best Colleges reports.

... "Worries that a Trump presidency could lead to Pell Grant funding cuts may be overblown, experts told BestColleges"

"Jill Desjean, senior policy analyst at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), said the program has broad bipartisan support in Congress. Despite some pointing out the fact that Pell Grant funding is 'unauthorized,' she said lawmakers’ continued funding of the program acts as a pseudo-reauthorization of the program each year."

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Publication Date: 1/13/2025