Education As Second Chance Pell Grant program grows, more incarcerated people can get degrees – but… Nick J Adam Apr 17, 2023 People in prison rarely get to go to college. But an expansion in access to federal financial aid through Pell… Read More...
Health Australian Cardinal George Pell, dogged by sex abuse scandal, dead at 81 James Pereira Jan 11, 2023 Issued on: 11/01/2023 - 03:39 Australian Cardinal… Read More...
Education Despite $400 boost, Pell Grants fall far short of original goal to make college more affordable for… Nick J Adam Apr 28, 2022 Back around when the Pell Grant was created by Congress in 1973 to help students from low-income families pay for… Read More...
Education $400 Increase in Pell Grant Is Part of Budget Deal | Inside Higher Ed Nick J Adam Mar 10, 2022 The House of Representatives was taking up the remaining budget bills for the current fiscal year Wednesday night, and… Read More...
Education Biden Proposes More Money for Pell Grants | Inside Higher Ed Nick J Adam Mar 2, 2022 President Biden proposed more money for Pell Grants and minority-serving institutions in his State of the Union address… Read More...
Education Opposition to for-profit exclusion from Pell increase continues Nick J Adam Nov 22, 2021 A long-awaited increase to the maximum Pell Grant was passed by the House of Representatives Friday, but with a catch—it… Read More...
Education House Members Urge Inclusion of For-Profits in Pell Increase | Inside Higher Ed Nick J Adam Nov 9, 2021 A group of 13 Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to leaders in the House of Representatives last Friday asking… Read More...
Education Report: Increasing Pell Would Easily Expand Eligibility | Inside Higher Ed Nick J Adam Nov 3, 2021 Lawmakers don’t need to decide between increasing Pell Grants for lower-income students or expanding eligibility to more… Read More...
Education Expansion of Second Chance Pell Grants will let more people in prison pursue degrees Nick J Adam Aug 3, 2021 When the Obama administration launched the Second Chance Pell program in 2016, the idea was to provide incarcerated… Read More...
Education ‘Second-chance Pell’ will be expanded for 2022 academic year Nick J Adam Aug 3, 2021 The Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative will be expanded for the 2022-23 award year to allow another 69… Read More...