Quoted In: Casting for Those Stimulus Benefits (The Washington Post)

The stimulus plan provides billions of dollars to not only state and local governments, highway departments, national parks, police departments and schools, but to consumers. And the question becomes: What’s in it for me? The law, which Obama signed Tuesday to revive the moribund economy, offers a range of financial benefits: People paying college tuition can get tax credits, more grant money and clearance to use 529 college savings plans for computer purchases.

The plan also will add $200 million to the $1.1 billion work-study budget, allowing tens of thousands more students to earn an average of $1,479 to help pay their tuition.

"What this means is that more students will be able to participate in work-study," said Justin S. Draeger, vice president for planning at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. "Students who participate in work-study are more likely to graduate."

The full article was originally published in The Washington Post on Feb. 22nd.