<p>Most low income kids don’t go to state flagships for free. A Pell Grant isn’t going to make up what is needed for room and board and tuition. We are considered middle income, my husband is self-employed and I work two jobs. My D gets a small Pell Grant, a small state grant and a trustee scholarship. She will have Stafford loans for all four years, and we have significant Parent Plus loans. She works as a T.A. and also interviewed for and received a volunteer position in her area of interest. </p>
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<p>True…which is why “going away to school” is usually a luxury. That’s why most kids commute to a local state college or CC. There just isn’t enough money to pay for R&B…and frankly, taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for housing and feeding other people’s college kids. </p>
<p>That may sound harsh, but there’s a lot of taxpayers that are barely keeping a roof over the heads of their own families and their kids are commuting to the local state school, so providing tax dollars for some other kid’s room and board is not a good idea.</p>