• entwine413@lemm.ee
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    7 days ago

    They don’t need it, but federal grants help fund a bunch of really good research.

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      7 days ago

      And scholarship programs.

      Cutting federal funding will make it harder for anyone but the wealthy to access higher education.

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        My kids already couldn’t afford it. The costs are astronomical for a decent college. That was true before Trump was reelected. My kids are 20, 17 and 15 so this is relevant for me. Fixing college costs shouldn’t mean writing blank checks either.