MAP GRANT, NO MORE? POSSIBLY!

Good morning world,
Yesterday was pretty hectic for me. As most Illinois residents probably already know, it looks as if the state will be cutting MAP Grant Funding. The MAP Grant is allocated to Illinois residents who are undergraduate students at an Illinois college and enrolled in at least three (3) credit hours. The MAP Grant is applied to in-district tuition and mandatory fees. The MAP Grant is a necessary part of many financial aid packages. As a resident assistant, I interact with a lot of sophomores and freshman and discuss financial issues with them more than the financial aid office. Taking this funding away from students will be a complete travesty. The grant funded the only chance that many students have at accomplishing their goals of obtaining an education. I must ask, what is our government thinking. With the economic turmoil that we are in, where has our money been invested Illinois? If not in the students and human capital, one of the most promising investments, what have we been funding? A true travesty indeed. We have to do better Illinois!

Here is a clip that was on the news last night about the MAP Grant cut. http://www.wics.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wics_vid_467.shtml