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All posts tagged "second chance pell"
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1.0KGuest Opinion EssayAs Second Chance Pell Grant program grows, more incarcerated people can get degrees – but there’s a difference between prison-run and college-run education behind bars
Only 15% of people earn a college degree or postsecondary certificate during their incarceration.
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1.5KGuest Opinion EssayEducation-minded prisoners thirst for more college prison programs
Most prisons aren’t built to promote healthy, human transformation, let alone to help people pursue a higher education. Most prisons don’t create...
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1.8KFrom the BureausAt detention facilities offering high school diplomas, college classes are seen as next step
In mid-February 2022, 20 young men across eight of the facilities started working on an associate’s degree from Middlesex, becoming the first...
