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Tag: Pell Grants
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Democrats Propose to Double Pell Grant Over Five Years
Sens. Mazie Hirono, D-HI and Patty Murray D-WA, and Reps. Mark Pocan, D-WI and Bobby Scott D-VA)introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2021, which would double the Pell Grant over five years. Dr. Barbara Mistick, president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), praised the decision which has gained […]
June 16, 2021
HBCUs
Final 2020 Presidential Election Results Still Unknown
The Presidential Election is too close to call, thanks largely to the unprecedented number of people who mailed in absentee ballots and conducted early voting out of heightened concern for their safety amid a global pandemic. At press time, Democrat Joe Biden was leading in the Electoral College vote count — with results in North Carolina and Pennsylvania among other states still up in the air.
November 3, 2020
Latinx
Excelencia in Education Analyzes CARES ACT and Federal Funding Proposal’s Impact on HSIs
In a new analysis, Excelencia in Education looked at current federal COVID-19 funding proposals as well as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and its impact on Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs).
August 13, 2020
COVID-19
How Will the Coronavirus Change Higher Education for Incarcerated Students?
Like the rest of the higher education landscape, college programs in prisons across the country have had to rethink how they teach their students in the midst of the coronavirus.
May 14, 2020
African-American
Amid COVID-19, Doubling Pell Grants is the Next Urgent Need for HBCUs, Says UNCF
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is soon going to pitch for doubling Pell Grants so Black and other minority students consider attending college an attractive option despite the widespread economic havoc caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
May 1, 2020
COVID-19
COVID-19 Impacts FAFSA Completion as Deadlines are Extended
Amid all of the challenges facing college students this year due to COVID-19 related closings and cancellations, one of the major considerations for those already enrolled, or in the process of enrolling, is financial aid. At this point in the school year, continuing students and incoming freshmen are in the process of filling out the […]
April 23, 2020
COVID-19
Betsy DeVos Proposes New Regulations Regarding Online Education
The sudden shift to online learning as a result of COVID-19 has emphasized the need for updated regulations regarding distance learning in higher education. As a consequence, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed new rules Wednesday that would add upon last year’s proposed Distance Learning and Innovation regulation, states a press release from the Department […]
April 2, 2020
HBCUs
Community College National Legislative Summit Tackles Policy Priorities
Community college presidents and trustees on Monday gathered at the Community College National Legislative Summit to discuss current issues affecting higher education, including the need for increased funding and more student advocacy.
February 10, 2020
Students
Reports Question Merits of Free Community College Programs
Scholars and education policy analysts are questioning whether two-year institutions and the students they serve — especially those most in need — are actually benefiting from free tuition programs.
December 9, 2019
Opinion
Correctional Education: “America’s Balm of Gilead”
At no time post-civil rights, has there been a period that has offered a brighter glimmer of hope to the countless thousands of incarcerated offenders in America as we are experiencing today. The reemergence of correctional education opportunities through the Second Chance Pell initiative has given hope to prisoners who were not fully engaged in something as beneficial/rewarding as postsecondary education and without much hope.
November 6, 2019
Latest News
Research Finds Benefits of Correctional Education Programs on Incarcerated Individuals
New research highlights the positive impact of rehabilitative and correctional education programs on the societal reentry process of an incarcerated individual.
November 6, 2019
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House Democrats Introduce Bill to Reauthorize the Higher Education Act
The Higher Education Act – legislation from 1965 that governs federal higher education programs – is supposed to be renewed every five years. It hasn’t been reauthorized in over a decade. But on Tuesday, Democrats in the House Committee on Education and Labor introduced the College Affordability Act, a first stab at a broad overhaul of the higher education legislation.
October 16, 2019
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