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Direct linkWright, Austin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
The Obama administration has no plans to renew the Bush-era competitiveness grants and their companion, the National Smart Grants, beyond their 2011 expiration date, meaning a likely end for America's short-lived experiment with merit-based federal financial aid. Instead, the administration will focus its resources on the popular Pell Grant…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Student Financial Aid, Grants, Eligibility
