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What is a Pell Grant? A guide to eligibility, requirements, and how to apply

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What is a Pell Grant? Thats because, depending on factors like your socioeconomic status, the answer to this question may be your ticket to making an expensive college education more affordable. Unfortunately, far too many students who might benefit from this grant do not know enough about it. What is a Pell Grant?

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Advancing Your Nursing Career: The Importance of Higher Education

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To keep up with these demands, higher education has become essential for career advancement in nursing. Institutions offering nursing programs have responded by creating pathways that help working nurses earn advanced degrees while balancing their careers.

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Education for Educators: A Guide for Teachers to Pursue Higher Education

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However, the demands of modern education require more than just experience; they call for ongoing growth and refinement. Pursuing higher education equips teachers with advanced skills, fresh perspectives, and deeper knowledge, enabling them to meet the evolving needs of their students and communities.

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New Agreement to Offer Higher Education Access in All Maryland Prisons

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The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the University System of Maryland (USM) signed an agreement in April that will allow incarcerated individuals at all state correctional institutions to have access to a college education. Tuition costs will be covered in full by Pell Grants.

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State Grants Support Early College at Franklin Cummings Tech

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The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $8 million to expand Early College programs, including a $60,000 Capacity Grant to support existing Early College programs at Franklin Cummings Tech and an additional $100,000 Planning Grant for the college to develop an Early College program in partnership with CityLab Innovation High School in Revere.

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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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Top 5 Cheap Universities in Canada: Tuition, Programs, and More

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Unlike some countries where higher education comes at no cost, college in Canada is not free. The trick is knowing where to look for affordable options that still offer great programs. Popular programs MUN offers a wide selection of programs that cater to various interests and career goals: Engineering.

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