Parents, teachers, and students in the Washington, D.C. region are joining a nationwide movement to protest sweeping federal ...

"Pell Grants are the cornerstone of federal financial aid," says Wesley Whistle, project director for student success and affordability in the higher education initiative at New America, a Washington, ...

Trump has repeatedly talked about his desire to close the Education Department, which he alleged “indoctrinate(s) America’s youth with all sorts of things," on the campaign trail.

Some fear the Pell Grant, the popular college aid program created by a Rhode Island senator, could be in jeopardy amid massive upheaval in Washington NEWPORT, R.I. – When Claiborne Pell returned ...

Washington State University (WSU) is preparing for significant budget cuts due to severe financial challenges, including ...

In recent years, preserving Pell funding has been a fairly bipartisan priority, even if proposals to expand it have not always been so. But with the new Republican trifecta in Washington in lockstep ...

A key Education Department responsibility is distributing federal funds, such as Pell Grants for college students and Title I ...

For the first time in nearly three decades, people incarcerated nationwide will have expanded access to the federal Pell Grant on July 1 to help pay for the cost of college education programs. “From a ...