Wide praise for restoration of Pell Grant eligibility for students at closed colleges

Inside Higher Ed: The potential effects of the borrower defense rules the U.S. Department of Education released last week have generated disagreements -- and some uncertainty. But an accompanying announcement restoring Pell Grant eligibility to students of shuttered colleges was widely praised.

The department's decision to exercise that authority is part of a bipartisan push by the U.S. Congress to find solutions for students whose progress toward a degree was cut short by the recent closures of for-profit institutions such as ITT Technical Institutes and Corinthian Colleges.

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