Incarcerated students enrolled in a groundbreaking program at Pelican Bay State Prison to earn their bachelor’s degrees from Cal Poly Humboldt are now the first in the nation eligible to receive Pell Grants to pay for their education. Access to the aid opened up this summer under federal legislation signed in 2020, reversing a previous […]
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Yurok Tribe Nabs $30 Million Education Grant
The Yurok Tribe was awarded a $30 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Promise Neighborhoods to create a regional five-year effort for a “cradle-school-career pathway project” that will build programs and support services for students in Del Norte County. “The Yurok Education Department is excited about what this grant means for our families, […]