Film students in Santa Cruz are working with others at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. on a project focused on wrongful conviction.
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One route to a “fresh start” on student debt
The Education Department released new information about how to access “fresh start” — the policy that will bring all eligible defaulted loans into good standing.
Pell’s return holds promise, and problems
Although educating people in prison has been shown to have a number of benefits, Pell money may be difficult for many to access for a host of reasons.
Hope vs reality as Pell returns to prisons
Federal financial aid is coming back to prisons, but it’s not going to be simple.
The future of computer programming in prison
Not much has changed in conversations about prisons, education, and technology since the 1970s.
Pursuing a degree inside isn’t easy, but success is ‘so sweet’
How education on death row gave one prison journalist the tools to fight back against the system.
A look inside prison radio
Prison radio stations give people access to meaningful professional training and opportunities for creative expression.
Reflections on a year of covering prison education
Most of the people I’ve talked to who went to college inside have gotten an education in spite of prison, not because of prison. And there’s a great hunger for education inside.
Takeaways from a prison education program’s demise
Education inside can be delayed or ended altogether. The collateral consequences that go far beyond not finishing a degree.
How to parent a college student from prison
A first-person essay on being a college student from afar, plus a look at coverage of prison education in Illinois.