Some students at private colleges in Washington State recently received an unpleasant surprise: Legislators had cut by a third the Washington College Grant, a state award they counted on to cover a big chunk of their tuition costs, starting this fall. A legislative push to boost the grant failed to get off the ground, leaving students—and their institutions—on the hook for thousands of dollars.
Jack Kashork, a current Gonzaga University student who lobbied for the funding to be restored, told The Spokesman Review that the Washington College Grant was what allowed him to attend the university; he said he “can’t count the number of friends” who owed their educations to it and other state aid programs.
Washington isn’t the only state struggling to fulfill its financial aid promises. Just this year, California, Minnesota, Mississippi and South Carolina have also faced various shortfalls or cuts to their financial aid systems. And in all but South Carolina, the shortfalls meant tens of thousands of students saw or will see their awards unexpectedly reduced.
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