Bush Cuts Perkins Loans
Hey, support our troops – put a little ribbon on your SUV and vote for Bush. After all, he’s just eliminated Perkins Loan forgiveness for military enlistees (and teachers and Peace Corps volunteers, too, but we didn’t have any qualms about Bush being strong on education, or, you know, peace). His 2006 budget completely eliminates the Perkins Loan program in favor of Pell Grants, which are available to a much smaller group of students. In fact there are currently 673,000 students attending college in part due to the Perkins Loan program, while the cut will only add $50 to the Pell Grant.