Beginning in 2026, Pell Grants will cover short certificate programs, while new eligibility rules may reduce aid for some families.

A law extends Pell Grant eligiblity to include short-term workforce programs, like HVAC, welding and nursing assistant. It ...

New federal financial aid will cover short-term credential programs for automotive and collision repair training, potentially ...

The committee will now move on to how to hold all programs accountable, and ED officials say they plan to create a level playing field, hinting at an overhaul of gainful employment.

Trump is expanding short-term credential programs through the Workforce Pell grant, while the debate over the value of a ...

The latest expansion of the Pell Grant program has financial aid administrators concerned about the effect it will have on ...

Only 15% of adults in prison have earned a postsecondary degree or certificate – either before or while being incarcerated. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images People in prison ...

Pell Grant assistance to students in the College is on the rise, according to the University’s Office of College Aid. The University had 638 Pell Grant recipients during the last academic year, up ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mneesha Gellman, Emerson College (THE CONVERSATION) People in prison rarely get to go ...

Thirty years ago, there were 770 postsecondary education programs spread throughout 1,200 prisons in the United States. But when the 1994 crime bill passed, cutting off Pell Grants to incarcerated ...

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Starting July 1, incarcerated students will have access to Pell Grants, but whether there will be approved programs ready for those students beyond the 200 already operating as part of a federal pilot ...