A proposal to brand a new type of federal Pell Grant as “Trump Grants” has sparked pushback from Rhode Island lawmakers who ...

Donald Trump implied the United Nations was falling apart after his General Assembly address Tuesday kicked off with a set of ...

The House of Appropriations Committee finalizes the FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies ...

Democratic U.S. Reps. Gabe Amo and Seth Magaziner of Rhode Island pressed the House Committee on Appropriations Tuesday to ...

The Pell Grant – a need-based higher education grant from the U.S. Department of Education that, unlike a loan, does not need to be repaid – lies at the heart of the federal financial aid system.

There's a bit of a name game happening in the House of Representatives. A proposal in a House spending bill would change the ...

President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill reinvests in the Pell Grant program, the largest source of federal financial aid for undergraduate students. However, the bill will prevent students with ...

For many students and their families, federal student aid is key for college access. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. And yet, the Trump administration's budget proposal for fiscal year ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — A Republican-backed proposal could bring major changes to the Pell Grant program, requiring many college students to take on heavier course loads to qualify for federal aid.

Students in Virginia who rely on Pell Grants to help pay for college may soon face higher costs under a sweeping set of federal education reforms being considered by the U.S. Senate. The Pell Grant ...

While the federal government continues marathon economic sessions in Washington over the current economic crisis, there are concerns about future funding for government programs. The Bush ...