The return of the Pell grant for students in prisons has occurred incrementally since 2015, when the Obama-Biden administration established the Second Chance Pell Pilot Program and made the grants ...

Georgetown's program is an example of a newly chosen Second Chance Pell site, where participants in the program receive Pell Grant funding in an experimental capacity ahead of the wider expansion ...

(WMTV) - The Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) announced on Friday that 95 graduates across 18 institutions have received their associate degrees with the help of Second Chance Pell Grants.

Expanding Pell Grant eligibility to students in short-term credential programs increased enrollment and completion but not employment or earnings, according to a new federal report. The U.S. Education ...

With the expansion of Second Chance Pell grants, more colleges and universities will soon offer degree programs to students in prison. The Pell Grant would have to be doubled in order for its ...

Division Undersecretary Daniel Karpowitz — who spent 20 years with the Bard Prison Initiative and authored a book about it — ...

In the wake of the 2023 reinstatement of Pell Grants for incarcerated students, state officials are working to boost ...

With the expansion of Second Chance Pell grants, more colleges and universities will soon offer degree programs to students in prison. The Pell Grant would have to be doubled in order for its ...