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Participating in prison education decreases the chances of recidivism by 6.7 percentage points – from 46% to 39.3%.

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People who get an education while serving time are less likely to return to prison and more likely to enter the job market, an analysis finds.

People who get an education while serving time are less likely to return to prison and more likely to enter the job market, an analysis finds.

Pell Grants were officially restored for incarcerated students in July. But helping them access the funds is a multi-step process for colleges and corrections agencies. Incarcerated students and their supporters celebrated when Congress lifted the 26-year ban on Pell Grants for people in prison, a decision that took effect in July. Many people expected college in prison programs to balloon as higher ed institutions took advantage of new Pell dollars and that access to these programs would expand...

One of my final assignments in the class was this: What are one or two things you wish people on the outside understood better about incarceration and the impact it has on a person?

After a 1994 federal decision to deny inmates access to Pell grants for school, as part of a tough-on-crime movement, as of this summer, prisoners can use the grants again.

The Quad-Cities’ two private four-year institutions. Augustana and St. Ambrose are using strategies to rebuild enrollment from pre-COVID levels.

Ashland University is contending with a $6 million fine against it from the U.S. Department of Education for “improper Pell packaging and return of Title IV funds,” according to court documents.

A man serving decades in prison claims roadblocks are making it hard to get a bachelor degree, sparking an I-Team 8 investigation.