Most experts say the primary goal should be finding the funds needed to plug an immediate $17 billion gap. But it remains ...

The Federal Pell Grant Program, overseen by the Department of Education, offers non-loan funding to students from low-income backgrounds attending college. The current maximum amount a student can ...

WASHINGTON DC — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has announced that she is introducing legislation to make college more affordable for working families. According to a news release from the Senator’s ...

The "One Big, Beautiful Bill" created a new Workforce Pell Grant program that expands federal aid eligibility to students pursuing short licensing and certificate programs. Other eligibility ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mississippi State University students walk to class on the Starkville campus. (Molly Minta/Mississippi Today) Federal lawmakers ...

A long-awaited policy change inked into last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will soon allow students to use federal ...

ATLANTA — Thousands of Georgia college students are leaving millions of dollars in free financial aid on the table every year. Pell Grants help students from low-income families pay for school, but ...

wouldn't be able to absorb extra costs that this bill would charge them with. Students who rely on the Pell Grant to help them pay for college could be affected by this budget bill. Pell Grants give ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1), was signed into law in 2025. For students, families, and institutions this bill is significant because it changes some rules related to the federal aid (Title ...