Just as college tuition is rising and the buying power of grants continues to erode, President Bush has frozen the maximum Pell Grant at $4,050 in his FY 2005 education budget. This is the 3rd year in a row that Bush has frozen or cut the maximum Pell Grant. Despite Bush's protests that restoring the buying power of the Pell Grant won't stop rising college costs, he continues to ignore the tuition problem. Not only has he failed to address rising college tuition, but his budget makes college even more expensive by freezing or cutting student aid and taxing students. While campaigning in 2000, President Bush, pledged to make college more affordable and accessible by increasing the maximum Pell Grant for college freshman to $5,100. Not only has President Bush broken his promise to increase the maximum Pell award to $5,100, but he's actually frozen or cut the maximum Pell grant for the past three years. [more ] and [more ]