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PRESIDENT’S PROPOSAL: USING COLLEGE MODEL TO FINANCE PRIVATE K–12 EDUCATION

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PHOENIX – March 21, 2008 – As part of his administration’s ongoing education initiative, President Bush has proposed a $300 million grant program intended to increase K–12 education funding and enable more low-income parents to send their children to private or faith-based schools. This proposed Pell Grants for Kids program would be modeled after the federal postsecondary Pell Grant...