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The college waitlist in Illinois has grown 80% since last year, with 3,700 people waiting and 2,600 enrolled.
After receiving clemency from the Illinois governor in 2023 to pursue his PhD, Dell Pippins is starting his fourth year as a doctoral student.
New research from the University of Utah shows how much the postsecondary-in-prison landscape has grown across the country.
Workforce Pell officially took effect July 1, opening a new stream of federal aid to students in short-term credential programs. For prison education, though, the deadline has come and gone without much change.
How a culinary training program in Ohio helps keep people from returning to prison.
From Magic cards to Dungeons & Dragons, games are bringing together people who might otherwise never sit together at the same table.
A Q&A with historian Reiko Hillyer, whose class at an Oregon prison is the subject of a new documentary, Classroom 4.
'Dead Man Walking' nun visits Depaul University, plus a new report on reentry and a look at 'second chance' bonds in Wisconsin.
Some prospective Illinois graduate students say this shuts the door to education before they’ve even been considered on their merit.
A new initiative out of South Carolina is recruiting HBCU presidents to bring their institutions into the prison education space.
An incarcerated artist helped create a course and a scholarship for other students
