Rich Colleges Get More Federal Aid

News and Opinion for Democrats Against Bush -- Part II

Rich Colleges Get More Federal Aid

"The federal government typically gives the wealthiest private universities, which often serve the smallest percentage of low-income students, significantly more financial aid money than their struggling counterparts with much greater shares of poor students." --Greg Winter, New York Times

New York Times

Rich Colleges Receiving Richest Share of U.S. Aid

November 9, 2003
By GREG WINTER

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... The federal government typically gives the wealthiest private universities, which often serve the smallest percentage of low-income students, significantly more financial aid money than their struggling counterparts with much greater shares of poor students. ...

Even some of the beneficiaries of the imbalance concede that it is not entirely rational, and say they would consent to shedding a few dollars for the sake of parity. ...

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