Posts Tagged ‘low-income’
Foundations Should Bring Equity to Education, National Report Says
by John O. Harney
October 29, 2010
Only a small fraction of the billions of dollars that foundations grant annually for education goes toward the specific needs of lower-income and vulnerable students, according to a study by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), a Washington, D.C.-based watchdog.
The committee's new report Confronting Systemic Inequity in Education calls on foundations to address the ...
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Saving Pell Grants in an Era of Cost-Cutting
by Karen Gross
May 9, 2011
In the context of the recent efforts to arrive at a federal budget, articles abound in the popular media and trade publications debating both the value of Pell Grants and their rising cost to the U.S. government.
Both pros and cons of the debate hold value. Pell Grants are what enable many of our low-income families ...
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