Support Higher Ed: Yes We Can!

by Chris Jackson via Beyond Chron

Thu, Feb 28, 2008 7:56AM

Thursday, February 28, 2008 : This year, California faces a $16 billion budget shortfall. There will be very difficult cuts in services that will impact people’s ability to access the California Dream. One of the most troubling and least discussed of those budget cuts is the elimination of the Competitive Cal Grant Awards. Cal Grant is the State’s main student financial aid program.

Currently the program has two parts:
One is an entitlement program based on family income. The other, the competitive award program, helps students who on paper may not qualify for the entitlement program, but who deserve assistance. For example, if one’s parent recently lost their job, but made too much money the previous year to qualify for the entitlement program.

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