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Yes, after he cut it by 100 billion, which caused a lot of Black people to drop out, who were not eligible for his "increase." In fact, it could be argued that he just raised the pell grants in line with inflation, which you're supposed to do with every government program. So he really didn't increase shyt. He just cut shyt when he lowered the lifetime limit that a person could receive.
Obama budget includes $100B in Pell Grant cuts
Twenty percent of University students receive about $28 million in Pell Grants annually.
mndaily.com
Obama didn't grandfather anyone in to the Pell Grant cuts. Even Bush grandfathered people in when he did his pell grant cuts. (Bush was trash too, but just saying.)
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He did make pell grant cuts.
- President Bush signed into law August 14, 2008 Public Law 11-315 Higher Education Opportunity Act, which capped the amount of time a student can receive a Pell Grant to nine years (18 semesters), prorated for attendance status, and the cap applied to all students who received their first Pell Grant after July 1, 2008 (Section 401(c)).
- However, President Obama signed into law December 23, 2011 the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2055), which capped the maximum lifetime eligibility for Pell Grants from nine years (18 semesters) to six years (12 semesters), prorated for attendance, effective for all students July 1, 2012, beginning with the 2012-13 award year.
Federal Aid Eligibility Limits | Tulane University - Office of Financial Aid
As a result of these cuts, I had to drop out and wasn't able finish my last couple of courses until many years later, which completely fukked my life up. I wasn't the only one.
"The cuts will be disproportionately felt by Blacks and other minorities. According to the Institute for College Access & Success, African American students comprise about a quarter of all Pell Grant recipients but make up 41 percent of Pell Grant recipients working toward a degree after six years. Thus, more than two out of every five students impacted by the new rule abolishing Pell Grants for students in college for more than six years, will be African Americans."
Thousands of African American College Students Face Losing Their Pell Grants | The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
The new rules eliminate Pell Grants for college students who do not have a high school diploma and for those who have been in college for more than six years.
www.jbhe.com
But I'm a c00n for pointing out how Obama's policies screwed me and other Black people over, right @RickyDiBiase Get the fukk out of here.
For those that laughed at my original post in this thread, @Deflatedhoopdreams @BEN23 perhaps this post will provide some clarity. Now go eat a bag of dikks.
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