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Higher Ed Inside: Implementing Quality Prison Education Programs
As we recently wrote, students who are incarcerated are once again eligible for Pell Grants. Accordingly, higher education institutions seeking to expand their...
How to Get Parent PLUS Loan Forgiveness
Feeling stuck in a Parent PLUS Loan? You’re probably looking for the easiest way out of it, including getting the whole debt forgiven....
Can President Joe Biden Forgive Student Loans?
UPDATE as of June 30, 2023: The Supreme Court has blocked Biden’s student loan debt relief program—which means this forgiveness will not be happening....
Higher Ed Inside: Restoring Pell Grant Access for Incarcerated Students
Edin Madrid, a student at the University of California, Los Angeles, did not grow up considering himself a scholar. “Education never even played...
Higher Ed Inside Series – The Institute for College Access & Success
On July 1, 2023, individuals in state and federal prisons regained eligibility for Pell Grants after nearly thirty years without access to federal...
What Is Student Loan Forbearance?
If you’re covered in student loan debt, then you know how hard it is. It’s like a dark rain cloud following you around,...
How Congress Can Strengthen the Pell Grant Program to Make College More Affordable for Millions of Americans
The Pell Grant program is the federal government’s most effective investment in college affordability, but the share of college costs covered by the...
HELOC vs. Student Loan: Which Should You Use to Pay for College?
Paying for college is a complex puzzle for most families. Over 40% use borrowed funds, and 70% report making lifestyle changes to tuck...
Joint Letter Urging Appropriators to Preserve the Surplus of funding in the Pell Grant program in FY24
Members of the Double Pell Alliance sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate appropriations committees to urge them to...
Analysis: California’s FY23-24 State Budget
College Affordability Prioritize any future financial aid investments for Cal Grant Reform. The MCS program will be allocated $227 million one-time in 2023-24...
