Saturday, February 15, 2020

Trump returns to cuts in higher ed budget proposal - Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Education Dive

The Trump administration on Monday released its $66.6 billion budget proposal for the U.S. Department of Education, which would slash the agency's funding by about 8%. Among its provisions, the budget plan would eliminate subsidized federal student loans and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. It would also open Pell Grants to students in nontraditional, short-term programs and to certain students who are incarcerated. Higher ed experts say the cuts are largely familiar from previous budget cycles and have little chance of passing Congress.
https://www.educationdive.com/news/trump-returns-to-cuts-in-higher-ed-budget-proposal/572049/