PRESIDENT EXPECTED TO SIGN THE LARGEST INCREASE IN STUDENT AID SINCE THE G.I. BILL

Congress sent the College Cost Reduction and Access Act to the president yesterday for his signature, providing the largest increase in student aid since the G.I. Bill. The bill reduces $20 billion in subsidies to banks and other student loan providers and redirects the funds to students. The Bush administration, despite earlier threats to veto the legislation, is expected to sign it this week.

If President Bush signs the measure, changes will begin to take effect on Monday, Oct. 1, providing welcome news for families struggling with tuition and fees that are rising far faster than inflation while real wages remain stagnant. New government data shows that the cost of college is soaring out of the reach of more and more American families, according to a report recently released by the Campaign for America’s Future.

Oh darn! Jorge seems to have lost his veto pen again. Drat the luck!

...providing welcome news for families struggling with tuition...

Maybe these folks could show us where a college education is a constitutionally guaranteed right. Perhaps they could highlight for us the part of the Constitution that authorizes Congress to steal money from me to hand out to these people.

Heavy irony department: One would think that those authoring a site dedicated to education would be a little more careful with their grammar. Did you spot it? If you attended public schools, probably not.

Must...refrain...from...gratuitous...Stokes...County...Schools...reference.