Tester: Pell Grants create jobs, boost US Economy

Student financial aid is the key to good jobs and wiping it out would "cut our economy down," Senator Jon Tester told his colleagues during a lively discussion on the floor of the US Senate. Tester, a former teacher, sharply criticized the US House of Representatives for "irresponsibly" trying to slash Pell Grants over the [...]

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