In 2023, Federal Pell Grant funding was reinstated for learners who are incarcerated, and new regulations were released to govern the eligibility of higher education in prison programs for such funding. This has driven increased interest in higher education in prison programming, as programs look to help their students access Pell grants and…

This is the second Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee hearing this year focusing on college affordability. The focus is on institutions that are breaking with "business as usual" to implement promising strategies and practices, innovations, and initiatives to improve college affordability. The panel emphasizes efforts at…

Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TG) provides critical support to schools, students, and borrowers at every stage of the federal student aid process--from providing information on how to pay for a higher education including financial aid options, to facilitating successful loan repayment after graduation. This 2016 issue of "State…

This book contains individual essays and series of essays about fundamental issues in prison education. The following individual essays are included: "The Paradox of Higher Education in Prisons" (Jones, d'Errico); "A Brief History of Prison Higher Education in the United States" (Silva); "The Scope and Diversity of Prison…