Paving the Path From Prison to College

Paving the Path from Prison to College

In this Newseek opinion piece, Dr. Amy Loyd, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and Amy L. Solomon, the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) discuss the history, benefits, and current state of the Pell Grant program. 

They call upon prison administrators and high learning institutions across the country to buy-in and partner to create prison education programs. 

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