The Trump administration has called on the U.S. Congress to cut $3 billion from the U.S. Department of Education's budget as part of $18 billion in new proposed cuts to social programs for the current fiscal year, according to news reports. The White House previously called for a $9.2 billion (or 13.5 percent) cut to the department for next year.
The new round of slashing would include a $1.3 billion reduction to the Pell Grant program's $10.6 billion surplus, according to Politico, which would be followed by a proposed cut of $3.9 billion next year.
Some congressional sources told Politico that it is too late in the budget process to follow through on Trump's requested slashing for this fiscal year.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/03/29/white-house-calls-more-cuts-pell