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Top Stories Trump budget proposal calls for 15% Department of Education funding cut, financial aid reductionThese additions were announced on June 2 — a month after the initial proposal — and include significant reductions to Federal Pell Grants and the Federal Work-Study program.The Daily PennsylvanianArti JainDr. Scott Hummel: TRIO programs are

Top Stories Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Testimony Secretary McMahon defended the proposed elimination of TRIO, citing limited auditing authority and concerns over program-wide accountability and effectiveness. Lawmakers across both parties pushed back, pointing to existing reporting requirements and federal studies showing TRIO’s strong impact on college access and completion. Here

Top Stories Federal Cancellations of Upward Bound Grants Signal Broader Threat to College Access Programs - Council for Opportunity in EducationAccording to the Department of Education, the cancelled grants were deemed to “violate the letter or purpose of Federal civil rights law; conflict with the Department’s policy of prioritizing

[Listen] TRIO Digest, Week 200:00/541.7521× Top Stories Takeaways from the Secretary’s Testimony Secretary McMahon faced sharp Democratic criticism during a House subcommittee hearing while defending the FY26 education budget’s proposals to cut programs like TRIO and ultimately close the Department of Education. Below are the key takeaways

Top Stories TRIO Funding FAQs The Council for Opportunity in Education created this FAQs document to provide answers to common questions about TRIO program funding for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 program years, including funding timelines, risks, advocacy steps, and grant procedures. * Advance Funding Explained TRIO is “advance funded,” so Fiscal

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Listen to the Week 17 Digest0:00/398.6307921× Top Stories The President’s FY 2026 Discretionary Budget RequestThe White HousePresident Trump’s 2026 budget proposes a 15.3% cut to the Education Department, eliminating all TRIO funding. If passed, this would shut down TRIO programs nationwide, ending vital support

[Listen Here] TRIO Digest Week 160:00/499.2241× Top Stories Trio of rulings freezes Trump’s anti-DEI directives for schools - NewsBreakFederal judges on Thursday dealt three separate blows to the Education Department’s plans to enforce sweeping bans on diversity, equity and inclusion efforPOLITICOJuan Perez Jr.Federal judges

[Listen Here] TRIO Digest, Week 150:00/470.3281× News The Promise of American Higher EducationNo government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursueHarvard University PresidentHarvard University

[Listen] TRIO Digest, Week 140:00/551.61× News U.S. Department of Education Announces Consequences for Maine’s Title IX NoncomplianceU.S. Department of Education Announces Consequences for Maine’s Title IX NoncomplianceU.S. Department of Education Key Points * Federal Action: The U.S. Department of Education (ED) referred

News Trump officials tell Oregon undocumented college students they can no longer access TRIO programsColleges and universities in Oregon and California can no longer allow students without permanent legal status access to some federally funded programs meant to help disadvantaged students earn degrees, according to a recent decision from the

News U.S. Department of Education Revokes Waivers to California and Oregon Universities Using Federal Funding to Provide Services to Illegal ImmigrantsToday, the U.S. Department of Education revoked waivers to California and Oregon colleges and universities that are using federal funds to provide services to illegal aliens under the

News Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and CommunitiesBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to enable parents, teachers, andThe White HouseExecutive OrdersThe potential impacts of closing the Department of Education, explainedThe federal agency handles

News U.S. Department of Education Initiates Reduction in ForceAs part of the Department of Education’s final mission, the Department today initiated a reduction in force (RIF) impacting nearly 50% of the Department’s workforce.U.S. Department of Education In a sweeping workforce reduction, the U.S. Department

News I’m the first college graduate in my family. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for programs like Head Start. Another federal program called Upward Bound put me on a college campus every summer as a high school student. Although I lived in the housing projects, I could imagine