Guest commentary:
The dire effects of cutting aid to education
BY SANDER LEVIN
College students are finding a cautionary note on financial aid letters this spring -- and its origin is the budget bill House Republicans approved last month. Financial assistance, schools are explaining, could change based on what happens in Congress. And it won't be for the better.
Pell Grants, which help students pay for higher education, are on the chopping block to the tune of 15%.
College students aren't the only ones who should be worried. No age group has been spared Republicans' education budget ax -- from toddlers in early learning programs to young adults pursuing higher education.
At a time when college tuition is rising far faster than inflation and