very much for joining us. >> Thank you.
>> Higher education leaders in Wisconsin sounded the
alarm this week over provisions in the House
reconciliation bill that tightly curbs student
financial aid. They called out the elimination of the
federally subsidized loan program for undergraduates.
In addition to restrictions on loans for graduate
studies and of major concern, changes to Pell
Grants for lower income students that nearly 80,000
Wisconsin students receive. These changes require full
time attendance, whereas 35% of current recipients attend
college part time. This is of particular concern to the
Technical College system. >> We have serious concerns
about the numbers of students who would lose Pell
Grant eligibility entirely. We think, according to our
preliminary analysis, at least 6000 students would
lose eligibility entirely. Many thousands more would
lose portions of their grants, as they would be
prorated based on the number of credits that these
students are able to take. Now, when they're working
part time and often raising families on their own. It's
very difficult for them to increase those credit loads
college, career and in their family responsibilities.
>> For students like me, that change would make a
hard situation even harder. It's not as simple as
signing up for one more class. I'm already taking as
many credits as I can while working. Being present
father to my young daughter, and managing
responsibilities outside of the classroom. I'm doing
everything I can to stay on track and earn my degree.
just about effort. It's not about wanting success badly
enough. My days are full. My early mornings, late nights,
a lot of hard work raising the credit requirements
would wouldn't speed up my education. It would slow it
down. It would force me to choose between work and