A provision in the short-term funding bill approved by Congress effectively blocks a recent Education Department move that could have expanded access to federal Pell grants for some students who are financially dependent on their families.
Some House lawmakers said that decision meant that nearly 300,000 more students on the higher end of the income scale would now qualify for Pell, adding to the financial pressures on the already strained grant program.
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