About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of a House spending bill that would eliminate subsidized student loans to fund an increase in Pell Grants.

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies released its fiscal year 2027 spending bill (PDF File), and it pays for a Pell Grant increase by permanently ending subsidized federal student loans . The bill cuts the U.S. Department of Education's budget by 10%, or roughly $8 billion, with deep reductions to K-12 programs, Federal Work Study , and education research. It is the first step in a long appropriations process, but the headline tradeoff is clear: students gain a small Pell bump and lose one of the most affordable loans available to them.

People in this episode

Host: The College Investor

Topics covered

• student loans
• Pell Grants
• education funding
• federal budget
• subsidized loans
• K-12 programs

Keywords

• subsidized student loans
• Pell Grant increase
• federal budget cuts
• education funding
• K-12 programs
• Federal Work Study

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: House Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Department of Education

Books & works: Pell Grant

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