Lois Rice, the Mother of the Pell Grant
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September 7, 2022
The Pell Grant has helped 80 million students go to college.
Josie Norton for NPR
Everybody's talking about the cost of college, especially with the Biden administration's student debt release initiative. Pell Grants are one way many low income students have managed to pay to continue their studies. In fact, for the past 50 years, over 80 million people have used Pell Grants to pay for higher education. And they exist, in large part, because of one Black woman who often goes unmentioned
In 50 years, the Pell Grant has helped over 80 million people go to college
September 7, 2022
The Pell Grant has helped 80 million students go to college.
Josie Norton for NPR
Everybody's talking about the cost of college, especially with the Biden administration's student debt release initiative. Pell Grants are one way many low income students have managed to pay to continue their studies. In fact, for the past 50 years, over 80 million people have used Pell Grants to pay for higher education. And they exist, in large part, because of one Black woman who often goes unmentioned
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