President Bush on Pell Grants

Tonight: “1 million more students have received Pell Grants.”

Oops: “Financial aid is primarily based on family income, which, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, has fallen in recent years. In other words, because people have struggled in the labor market they have become eligible for financial aid. At the same time, college tuition has gone up 28 percent over the last three years, putting working families even more in a squeeze between lower income and higher tuition.” (source: Center for American Progress.)

(Kudos to Kerry for calling President Bush on this point.)