Which required rewarding grants towards low-income students who could not afford nor attend college because of their families financial barriers. The expectations and learning criteria of high school students have changed immensely since this system was made. It is practically expected of high school graduates to go on to college or higher education , even if these students and family of students do not have the money for a higher education. Since these standards of education have increased, the price of a college education and tuition has also changed, increasing an astonishing 439% over the past several years as studied by The Economist. This increase in prices for higher education results in middle-class families that cannot afford to pay for their kids education, which is resulting them in the same scenario as the lower-income students which completely defeats the purpose that the Financial Aid systems were presented for in the first …show more content…
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