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12/27/2004: "The Accomplishments"

The accomplishments of the George W. Bush presidency.

1.A record level of assistance is being given to college students in the form of Federal loans, grants, and work-study programs.
2. Funding for Pell grants increased 47 percent. As funding rose by $4 billion, the number of Pell recipients has increased by nearly one million.

BUSH: We've increased Pell Grants by a million students.
KERRY: But you know why the Pell Grants have gone up in their numbers? Because more people qualify for them because they don't have money. But they're not getting the $5,100 the president promised them. They're getting less money. We have more people who qualify. That's not what we want.
Source: Third Bush-Kerry debate, in Tempe AZ Oct 13, 2004

As President, Governor Bush will establish a $1.5 billion “College Challenge” Grant. This federal funding will cover one-third of state costs to establish a merit scholarship program. States will have freedom to design their own scholarship program, except for baseline course requirements. Participating states would also have the incentive to make available to all students courses in the recommended curriculum. The total cost of this proposal would be $1.5 billion over five years.
Source: Press Release, “$7B for College Access” Aug 30, 2000

And then there is this: