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The "Pell Grant gap" has forced many students who were unlikely to be able to afford college in the first place to take out additional onerous loans just to complete their degrees.

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What to do When Debt Takes Over

Fifty years later, the idealistic Pell Grant system has dissipated with rising tuition costs and higher-ed institutions hiking prices on virtually everything.

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