Led by the inaugural cohort of the Justice Fellows Policy Program, The Education Trust, in partnership with local higher education and justice advocates, analyzed state support for currently and formerly incarcerated students in eight states—California, Illinois, Louisiana, New York, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas—and developed state-specific toolkits to help advocates and policymakers tear down the remaining barriers for justice-impacted students.
Led by the inaugural cohort of the Justice Fellows Policy Program, The Education Trust, in partnership with local higher education and justice advocates, analyzed state support for currently and formerly incarcerated students in eight states—California, Illinois, Louisiana, New York, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas—and developed state-specific toolkits to help advocates and policymakers tear down the remaining barriers for justice-impacted students.
Led by the inaugural cohort of the Justice Fellows Policy Program, The Education Trust, in partnership with local higher education and justice advocates, analyzed state support for currently and formerly incarcerated students in eight states—California, Illinois, Louisiana, New York, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas—and developed state-specific toolkits to help advocates and policymakers tear down the remaining barriers for justice-impacted students.
This Special Report examines four principles for state leaders to consider as they develop or evaluate financial aid redesign reform efforts. The financial aid redesign principles, identified through a Thinkers Meeting that included experts from across the country, fall into four areas: Financial aid programs should be (1) student-centered, (2) goal-driven and data-informed, (3) timely and flexible, and (4) broadly inclusive.
This brief from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education describes efforts to provide secure and cost-effective access to technology in correctional facilities to help strengthen and expand educational and reentry services.
This guide from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education is for people who are incarcerated and for those on probation and parole. It’s also for those who were previously involved with the justice system.
This announcement from the U.S. Department of Education details new terminology related to the full implementation of the FAFSA Simplification and FUTURE Acts.
This letter from the U.S. Department of Education provides guidance to institutions regarding the requirements for confined or incarcerated individuals to receive Federal Pell Grants on or after July 1, 2023.
Drawing on the experiences of the first group of Second Chance Pell colleges, this toolkit, drafted in collaboration with the Chemeketa Community College, is designed to aid new and existing participants as they guide students through the complexities of filing for federal financial aid in prison, including completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA.
A guide created for colleges and corrections departments seeking to set up new programs to help program coordinators launch a college in prison program—from the decision to undertake this work to the first day of class.
