For years, Pell grants have been the foundation of financial aid for low-income students seeking postsecondary education. These grants are among the many anti-poverty efforts that have struggled as Congress has slashed funding for federal programs, particularly those included in the Labor, Health and Human…
A new brief from CLASP examines how California is aligning education and training opportunities for people who are currently or formerly incarcerated. This is the first brief in our series “Reconnecting Justice in the States,” which will explore coordinated justice, education, and workforce policy and practice…
Pell is the largest source of federal financial support for postsecondary education for students who demonstrate the greatest need. In addition to economic constraints, Pell Grant recipients are often caring for dependents, returning to school to build their skills, and/or working while enrolled. These students…
President Trump’s FY 2018 budget proposes drastic cuts to employment, education, and training services that enable low-income youth and adults to improve skills and succeed in the workforce.
Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield presented Rethinking Pell Grants for Adult Students at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators meeting in Las Vegas.
On July 13, 2016, Representative Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) introduced HR 5764, a bipartisan bill that would exclude all federal Pell Grant funds from taxable income. Under current law, when students spend their Pell Grants on indirect costs to education—such as transportation, food, or housing—these funds are…
The U.S. Department of Education selected 67 colleges and universities to serve as partners for the Second Chance Pell Program. These pilot partnerships, which include both two- and four-year schools, will enroll nearly 12,000 incarcerated students from more than 141 federal and state correctional institutions.
As the Senate moves forward with its 302(b) allocations, House appropriators continue to deliberate on theirs. The lag means that the House of Representatives may still take up the Budget Committee’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget resolution.
The Pathways to an Affordable Education Act, introduced by Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA), would amend the federal Higher Education Act (HEA) to increase financial aid funding and access, helping today’s non-traditional students—particularly those who are low-income—earn the postsecondary credentials that are a crucial pathway out of poverty.