Search Results: keywords:"pell grant"

  • S. 4138 — To establish an alternative, outcomes-based process for authorizing innovative, high-quality higher education providers to participate in programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:5,771

    S. 4138, known as the “Higher Education Innovation Act,” aims to create a new way for higher education providers to be authorized to join programs that receive federal funding under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. This bill sets up a framework where entities...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4138 wants to help new schools and education programs prove they’re doing a good job so they can get money from the government to help students learn. Special groups will check if the schools are really helping students succeed and if they’re worth the money.

  • S. 4595 — To improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:6,042

    S. 4595, known as the “Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024,” aims to enhance the Federal Pell Grant program in several ways. The bill proposes making Pell Grants fully mandatory with increases aligned with inflation, doubling their maximum amounts over the next few years, and...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4595 is like a plan to make college scholarships called Pell Grants bigger and last longer, so more kids can go to school, including those who are dreamers. It wants to make sure these scholarships keep up with the cost of things over time, but some people worry it might cost too much money.