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Prison Education Programs Await Pell Grant Approval Amid Slow Rollout

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Last summer, the Department of Education extended Pell Grant eligibility to incarcerated students. Pell Grants award students financial aid for college that they don't need to repay. In January, Cal Poly Humboldt's prison education program was the first in the country to be approved for Pell Grant funding.

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New Agreement to Offer Higher Education Access in All Maryland Prisons

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Federal Pell Grants will fully finance tuition costs for students once they are formally issued to institutions in the USM. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), these students will be able to earn their bachelor's degrees or take credit-based certificate courses. Tuition costs will be covered in full by Pell Grants.

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Pell Grant Eligibility Extended to Cal Poly Humboldt Prison Education Program

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Students enrolled in the Cal Poly Humboldt Prison Education Program will be able to pay for the program through federal Pell Grants starting this fall. Pell Grants give students money for college that does not need to be repaid. Pell Grants are income-based awards for undergraduates with exceptional financial need.

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Study: For Nearly One-Third of Students, Higher Ed Doesn’t Pay Off

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The median ROI for a bachelor's degree is $160,000. It estimates that 43% of master's degrees aren't worth the cost. For students in such programs, it concludes, "the earnings benefits of the degree are unlikely to fully compensate students for the cost and risk of pursuing postsecondary education." But wait, you say.

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California Program Makes Master’s Degrees More Attainable for Incarcerated Students

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California State University, Dominguez Hills teamed up with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to offer a master's degree program for incarcerated students. Students need a bachelor's degree and a 2.5 The program will focus on humanities subjects and take two years to complete. GPA in past coursework.

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N.C. A&T Wins $1.1M Grant for Special Education Teaching Program

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million grant will go toward recruiting and training students to become special education teachers. million grant for its special education teaching program. The grant funds will go toward Project EPIC: Exceptional Educators who are Proficient, Inclusive, and Culturally Competent. The Department of Education's $1.1

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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A national grant program aims to reposition the liberal arts and humanities as central to the general education curriculum. Number of Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degrees Declining For the liberal arts and humanities disciplines, the world has been changing for 50 years. of bachelor's degree recipients.