Biden makes final push for student loan forgiveness before Trump takes office
President Biden is making a last-ditch effort to cancel more student debt before the end of his term, one of his final ...
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Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what that would mean
It also oversees the Pell Grant, which provides aid to students below a certain income threshold, and administers the Free ...
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Study: Short-Term Pell May Not Improve Employment
The U.S. Education Department ran two pilot programs between 2012 and 2017; one gave income-eligible students with a bachelor’s degree access to Pell funding for short occupational training programs ...
FAFSA applications are now open for students after weeks of testing
On Your Side spoke Friday with a financial advisor at a local university who encourages every student to apply for FAFSA, ...
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Senator previews what closing down the Education Department would actually look like
President-elect Trump has pledged to eliminate the Education Department, though a blueprint put forward on Thursday by one of ...
Congressional Republicans continue to introduce bills eliminating the Department of Education
According to the bill, the treasury department will allocate Block grants to states for K-12 and postsecondary education. The ...
Editorial: Growth of Meeting Street scholarships should push SC Legislature to do more
Private SC effort helps smart poor kids afford college; College of Charleston, USC, Clemson, Trident Tech also helping.
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COMMENTARY: Expand access to higher education in state prisons
Access to higher education isn’t just valuable for students in traditional classrooms; it’s essential for those within Texas ...
Who is Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for education secretary?
McMahon supports expanding federal Pell grant eligibility beyond college students to those in workforce training programs, ...
University of Arkansas launches new scholarship for Pell Grant, low-income students
The University of Arkansas launches a new scholarship intended to help Pell-Grant eligible and other low-income Arkansas ...
Minnesota State Grant program faces $211 million budget shortfall
Jesus Gonzalez wouldn’t have been able to attend Concordia College without a Minnesota State Grant, the Moorhead senior said. “It’s incredibly powerful,” Gonzalez said. “That extra support ... allows ...