The Nation - News from Aug. 16, 1985

With rising college costs widening the tuition gap between private and public colleges, a group representing private schools has proposed restructuring federal aid to low-income students to give more to those attending more expensive schools. Under a plan by the National Assn. of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Pell grant program for low-income students would be changed to take into consideration the cost of the college the student attends, in addition to a living allowance.