By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

“Student loan advocates say that while the program is currently running a surplus, the cuts in the spending bill could create a funding shortfall beginning as soon as next fall. ‘We constantly worry that any spending bill is going to involve negotiations over Pell. We have seen funding shortfalls in the past and Congress always ends up having to find additional dollars elsewhere to fund the program,’ said Jennifer Wang, policy director at Young Invincibles. ‘Why put students in that position again?'” Read more here.