MIT and University of Massachusetts Lowell recently published a study on the positive effects of teaching HTML and JavaScript to incarcerated students.
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Posted inHigher Ed in Prisons
College in prison? In Florida, not so much.
Only around 326 students are enrolled in college programs in Florida prisons That’s only a tiny fraction of the more than 80,000 people incarcerated in the state.
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Hope vs reality as Pell returns to prisons
Federal financial aid is coming back to prisons, but it’s not going to be simple.
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First Person: How I parent my college son while in prison
Parenting from behind bars is like an air traffic controller trying to fly a plane from the ground — you can relay information, but you miss the hands-on experience that matters most.
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Student loan defaults are a big barrier to prison education. The government is offering new help.
The Education Department announced that it will bring defaulted loans into good standing, which could significantly expand access.
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A surprising barrier to college for Florida’s prison population
Being locked up in a Florida prison doesn’t make someone a Florida resident. And out-of-state tuition usually puts college out of reach.