What are Federal Pell Grants accepted by universities like Yale? From award amount to eligibility, everything you need to know
The Federal Pell Grant is a need-based financial aid program for U.S. students pursuing higher education. It doesn’t require ...
State grant program to give upstate counties up to $1 million to build infrastructure for housing
Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul has announced her administration is making a $50 million investment to help New York's county ...
Editorial: Growth of Meeting Street scholarships should push SC Legislature to do more
Private SC effort helps smart poor kids afford college; College of Charleston, USC, Clemson, Trident Tech also helping.
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Senator previews what closing down the Education Department would actually look like
President-elect Trump has pledged to eliminate the Education Department, though a blueprint put forward on Thursday by one of ...
How Trump’s controversial pick for education secretary could impact Texas schools
Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks have raised eyebrows, but tapping former World Wrestling Entertainment ...
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Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here's what that would mean
He picked Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to lead the department. Like many conservative politicians before him, Trump called for dismantling the department — a cumbersome task that ...
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Trump nominee for education secretary would come backed with detailed policy agenda
Linda McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, is a leading financial backer Trump has been close to for ...
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Highlights of the Regents’ November 2024 Meeting
The Regents discussed UC Health community benefits, increases in out-of-state tuition, a diversity report, debt-free UC, campus climate and COVID-19.
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House Republican Bills Deeply Cut Programs That Help Low-Income People and Underserved Communities
In addition, these bills would freeze the maximum Pell Grant amount for the second year in a row (academic year 2025-2026) ...
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Study: Short-Term Pell May Not Improve Employment
The U.S. Education Department ran two pilot programs between 2012 and 2017; one gave income-eligible students with a bachelor’s degree access to Pell funding for short occupational training programs ...
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FGLI students express uncertainty amid potential changes to Department of Education, FAFSA following presidential election
On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to dismantle the Department of Education after taking office — a ...
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Fire department wins 'highly competitive' grant to fund 21 new positions
Lynchburg City Council approved a resolution on Tuesday to amend its fiscal year 2025 budget to allow for the appropriation of $4.4 million in federal grant money to hire 21 new firefighters.