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Eugene

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Tue May 9, 2017, 10:46 AM May 2017

Money to prep poor kids for college? Sorry, wrong size type

Source: Associated Press

Money to prep poor kids for college? Sorry, wrong size type

By AMY BETH HANSON
11 minutes ago

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Dozens of universities and organizations that applied for federal grants to help young people from poor families prepare for college were turned down by the U.S. Education Department because of mistakes that consisted mostly of incorrect margins, the wrong size type or lack of double-spacing.

The rejections have triggered an outcry from members of both parties on Capitol Hill and thrown into jeopardy programs that help thousands of high school students a year.

Amid the uproar, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos issued a memo late last month saying requests for grants from the federally funded Upward Bound program will no longer be rejected over “formatting” errors in the 65-page application. But congressional aides told The Associated Press that DeVos’ staff informed them last week that the applications turned down in March will not be revisited.

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The next round of applications won’t be held for another five years, and some of the affected schools and groups say their Upward Bound programs may have to shut down.

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