Pell Grants help students from low-income families pay for school, but often, misconceptions about federal aid keep many students from applying for it.

Expected federal government cuts to the U.S. Department of Education and a projected budget shortfall for Pell Grants, which are given to low-income students, could have an impact on high education ...

In Iowa and across the country, educators are bracing for the possible closure of the U.S. Department of Education.

While Trump has long advocated for the department's closure, a proposal first pushed by Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, he faces opposition within his own party. In 2023, a proposal to eliminate the ...

The low-drama South Dakotan has arrived at the apex of power in the Senate just as Donald Trump is exerting his own executive authority. Will Thune draw a line?

President Trump escalated his fight with Canada on Tuesday, threatening to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and ...

In a conference room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in the city of Jeddah, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Michael Waltz, the U ...

Leaders of NJ universities painted a grim picture of what President Trump's move to slash federal spending for higher ...

The 96 percent Pell Grant graduation rate BC achieved this past academic year ranks only behind Cal Tech and Princeton, according to data in the recent U.S. News & World Report survey of colleges and ...

She also relies heavily on her federal Pell Grant. Alayna Nance “Realistically, if I lost my Pell Grant, I could not continue school,” says Nance, vice chair of the Illinois Education Association ...