Putting Pell Restoration, Building Tables, and Freeing Minds at the Forefront
September 17, 2021 by Patrick Rodriguez “Building a table” is a phrase on a lot of lips these days, as many organizations and companies embrace the need to include diverse groups of people in decision-making to…
Investing in Pell is Investing in the American Dream
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust Pell Grants help make higher education accessible for over 7.5 million students. Over one-third of White students, two-thirds of…
Investing in Second Chances: Lifting the Ban on Pell Access for Incarcerated Students
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust As our country continues to grapple with how to best reform the criminal justice system, there is bipartisan momentum…
Honoring Pell’s Legacy
June 22, 2017 by Tiffany Jones, Kelly McManus This week marks the 45th anniversary of the creation of the Pell Grant. Sen. Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island championed these grants, using the GI Bill as an inspiration for…
College Leaders Share Why Year-Round Pell Is Important for Their Students
May 01, 2017 by Mandy Zatynski UPDATED Today, we learned that Congress wants to restore year-round Pell grants in its plan to fund the government for the rest of this year. We’ve already talked about why we…
Stop Fighting Over Pell and Start Delivering on Its Promise
April 25, 2017 by Mandy Zatynski In March, the Trump administration released its “skinny budget” — essentially its wish list for the government’s funding for fiscal year 2018, which begins Oct. 1. Congress will use this…
The Pell Partnership: Ensuring a Shared Responsibility for Low-Income Student Success
September 24, 2015 by Andrew Howard Nichols Several organizations reporting on higher education issues have estimated a significant gap in the college completion rates of the…
