It's back to the drawing board for efforts to expand college financial aid to low-come Mississippians.
Lawmakers punt to next year efforts to expand college aid for low-income Mississippians by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today May 16, 2024 A bill to open a college financial aid program for the first time ever to Mississippians who are adult, part-time and very low-income students fell to the wayside in a legislative session dominated by fights over Medicaid and K-12 funding.
McCarty, a member of the House Universities and Colleges Committee, added that he is in favor of changing MTAG and doesn't understand the logic behind excluding from state financial aid Mississippi college students who receive a full federal Pell Grant, meaning they come from the state's poorest families. "What is the purpose of financial aid? To aid those who need financial aid," he said.
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