Many college grads are deep in debt with college loans these days. You’ve heard the news. They can’t find a job. Living at home. Some have given up and don’t know what to do. Which brings up the question: Is […]
Category Archives: Education
Back on Track LA receives Second Chance Act funding
The California Attorney General’s Office has been awarded nearly $750,000 in federal grant funds for Back on Track LA, a recidivism reducation pilot program. The program is one of only four in the nation to receive the funding, granted through […]
Project Rebound helps formerly incarcerated get college education
Lack of an education is one of a multitude of barriers that those coming out of jail or prison face. A college degree may seemingly be out of reach for many ex-offenders, but not those who participate in San Francisco […]
Struggle to restore federal Pell Grants to inmates continues
While giving inmates access to higher education should be a no brainer, it’s become an uphill battle. Take, for example, the struggle to restore Pell Grants to those in prison. Before 1995, prisoners had access to Pell Grants, federal financial […]