Georgia State University Pulls the Plug on Prison Education

Georgia State University is blaming federal rules for the return of Pell Grants as a primary reason for its decision to close its prison education program this summer. The program won’t admit any new students but the university said it has a plan to help currently enrolled students at two state prisons finish their programs, […]

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