In case you missed the press conference yesterday, Minnesota student leaders announced they were handing over a petition — with 4,000-plus signiatures — to the Minnesota Congressional delegation asking them to save the Pell Grant program, which faces potential cuts.
I didn’t get a chance to mention two students who talked about what the Pell had done for them.
Above is Michael Flannery, who’s studying through a Hennepin Tech / North Hennepin Community College / MSU-Moorhead program.
Below is Sarah Shepherd, a student at Bemidji State: