Proposed Welfare Rule Change May Alter State Scholarship Funding Practices
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“It’s clear that a significant amount of what states do can still continue under the rules,” said Elizabeth Lower-Basch, deputy executive director for policy at the Center for Law and Social Policy, which advocates for government policies that help low-income people. “There are a lot of things that states name under TANF that are, over all, worthy and useful things. But … it’s really hard to say that funding merit scholarships for middle-class families is what it was intended for.”
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Source URL: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/student-aid-policy/2023/11/06/welfare-rule-change-may-alter-state-scholarship?emci=969f2eda-bc84-ee11-8925-00224832e811&emdi=f6bb2523-ce84-ee11-8925-00224832e811&ceid=2778472
