Colleges Embrace Pell Grant Expansion for Prisoners

October 20, 2015
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More than 200 colleges and universities have said they’re interested in joining the Obama administration’s pilot program that will provide Pell Grants to incarcerated students, an official said Monday.

Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell told reporters that the Education Department had received "over 200" letters of interest from colleges and universities that want to participate in the program, which the administration has dubbed Second Chance Pell.

Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/10/20/colleges-embrace-pell-grant-expansion-prisoners