GOP spending cuts could fall on Maryland's student parents More than 70,000 Marylanders are student parents, raising kids while attending college full or part-time and proposed cuts in this year's big budget bill in Congress could make it more difficult for them to earn their degrees.
House Republicans' version of the bill would require taking 15 credit-hours instead of 12 to receive a full Pell Grant. For some, it would mean nearly $1,500 less on a grant which already does not cover the cost of college.
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