By Natalie Yahr Wisconsin Watch This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. It was made possible by donors like you. The federal … [Read more...]
12,000 Incarcerated Students to Enroll in Postsecondary Educational and Training Programs Through Education Department’s New Second Chance Pell Pilot Program
Partnerships between postsecondary and penal institutions allow incarcerated individuals to access Pell grants for correctional education The Department of Education announced today 67 colleges … [Read more...]
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin to Meet with Students at UWM
Student roundtable will address student loan debt crisis and college affordability Senator Baldwin will highlight new reform legislation MILWAUKEE, WI – March, 2016, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin will … [Read more...]
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Launches New College Affordability Campaign
#InTheRed Campaign Highlights Student Debt Crisis and the Urgency for Congress to Act Immediately WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and Senate Democrats today formally launched a new … [Read more...]
Feds Launch Pilot College Program for Prisoners
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON — Brandyn Heppard usually arrives 30 minutes early for his visits to Northern State Prison in Newark, N.J. He puts his pre-approved … [Read more...]
President signs historic health care and education legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week President Obama signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, which delivered a significant down payment on the President’s ambitious agenda to make … [Read more...]