EDITORIAL BAD EXAMPLE COLLEGE-AID CUTS HURT STUDENTS WHO MOST NEED A HELPING HAND.ONE of the defining aspects of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. has been the nation's commitment to creating educational opportunities for all. It has long been America's egalitarian e·gal·i·tar·i·an adj. Affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people. ideal that it didn't did·n't Contraction of did not. didn't did not didn't do matter where a person came from or how much money he or she had; if that person were smart and willing to work hard, the means to obtaining a higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. would be open. A change to the federal formula of how college aid is determined is sure to cut thousands of students out of the opportunity to move ahead through education. The biggest losers are working-class and middle-class families - those not wealthy enough to privately finance four years of university education or poor enough to get special consideration for grants and scholarships. We ought to be encouraging college participation and finding more sources of college aid - not fewer - to encourage the best and the brightest from any and every income level. Punishing pun·ish v. pun·ished, pun·ish·ing, pun·ish·es v.tr. 1. To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault. 2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense). 3. hard-working families of modest means is not the path to a healthier America. |
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