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Committee presses secretary after administration proposes eliminating TRIO and GEAR UP
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Secretary McMahon told the subcommittee the administration proposes eliminating TRIO and GEAR UP programs and argued colleges now do more outreach; lawmakers objected and asked for studies supporting that move and continuity of awards.
Representative Rosa DeLauro and several Democrats pressed Education Secretary McMahon on the administration's proposal to eliminate longstanding federal college-access programs including TRIO and GEAR UP.
McMahon said the administration believes colleges and other institutions now conduct more outreach into communities and that some TRIO activities include expenses she viewed as unrelated to college access. “I saw in one example TRIO recently, that one…
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