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Report Examines Fragmented Reentry Services for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Attending College

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For years, advocates for higher education in prison programs worked to see Pell Grants reintroduced for incarcerated individuals. The community organizations would really benefit from learning more about college students’ needs reentering, but on the flip side the colleges aren’t always thinking about their own reentering students.”

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces Partnership with NACADA to Launch Credentialing Opportunity for Higher Education Professionals 

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces Partnership with NACADA to Launch Credentialing Opportunity for Higher Education Professionals July 12, 2024 — by Terrance L. Promoting an inclusive learning environment by articulating the issues and strategies that best support first-generation college students.

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New Report from Pell Institute Reveals How Black, Latinx, and Indigenous Students Perceive the Value of College Degrees

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Hamm Regardless of race, ethnicity, or institutional type, 80% of students surveyed believed that their financial commitment was worthwhile in the long run. A new report from the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, the research arm of the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), titled “Is It Worth It?:

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New Pell Institute Report Shows Decline in the Global Position of the United States in Bachelor’s Attainment, Increasing Inequality of College Opportunity at Home

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Hamm This comprehensive report provides a 50-year historical trend analysis, shedding light on the state of equity in higher education and offering insights to policymakers, educators, and the public on how to improve educational opportunities and outcomes. WASHINGTON, D.C. “The alarms are sounding for the U.S.,

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2024 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients

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McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement, Veterans Upward Bound, and Educational Opportunity Centers. These programs provide educational support to students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds, helping them to succeed in higher education and beyond. Can Learn from Alaska Blog What Washington, D.C.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry as Keynote for its Annual Conference in New York City 

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About the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) The Council for Opportunity in Education is a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding educational opportunities for low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities across the United States.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds the University of Louisiana-Lafayette for Inaugurating the Carmouche TRIO Alumni Association 

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Hamm, associate vice-president for communications and marketing at COE via email at terrance.hamm@coenet.org or call (202) 347-7430. For more information, please contact the University of Louisiana-Lafayette’s TRIO Programs Office at (337) 482-6828 or visit www.louisiana.edu/trio. Can Learn from Alaska Blog What Washington, D.C.