RAMC LETTER TO SENATORS EXPRESSES STRONG SUPPORT FOR EXPANSION OF PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY TO HIGH-QUALITY SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS

In a recent letter to U.S. Senators, Dr. Monty Sullivan, President of Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC), a coalition of community colleges, and president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, expressed RAMC’s support for the expansion of Pell Grant eligibility to short-term programs (often called “short-term Pell” or “Workforce Pell”) and expressed RAMC’s […]

RAMC WASHINGTON WRAP UP – MARCH 20, 2024

Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a bipartisan roundtable on antisemitism at postsecondary institutions. ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration submitted its fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request to Congress. Agency-specific documents for […]