Ryan Plan Would Freeze Pell Grants

The Huffington Post (3/12, Resmovits) reports, "Under Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis) 'Path to Prosperity' budget framework for 2014, college students would have one less weapon against the creep of climbing college tuitions: Pell Grants would freeze at their current level, with a maximum possible grant of $5,645 per student for the next 10 years." The Post quotes National Education Association government affairs official Mary Kusler saying, "We see continued cuts to education. It goes beyond the sequester cuts." Meanwhile, the Post reports, "Though the budget is unlikely to be passed in an Democratic Senate, it signals Ryan's legislative priorities. ... Ryan links Pells to the increasing tuition rates, which many experts say is inaccurate."