Rep. Childers To Host Recovery Act Roundtable

Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) will hold a Higher Education Roundtable Tuesday, February 17 at Itawamba Community College in Fulton to discuss how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will benefit students and families throughout North Mississippi. The roundtable will follow a luncheon with students and staff. The Congressman will be joined by ICC President Dr. David Cole, Financial Aid staff, and students who include Pell Grant and financial aid recipients.
The final version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 13, offers significant investments in higher education and provides much-needed financial relief to college students and families.
The recovery package increases the Pell Grant scholarship by $500 for the next school year, benefiting an estimated 96,824 Mississippi students. Additionally, the package includes a new, partially refundable $2,500 college tax credit for families that will benefit an estimated 63,000 students in Mississippi. The meeting will begin at 12:30pm in the Administration Building