Despite Lawsuit, 44,000 Low-Income, 1st-Gen Students Lose College Access Help

Nearly 44,000 first-generation and low-income students no longer receive assistance with financial aid, tutoring, campus ...
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These federal programs help low-income students get to and through college. Trump wants to pull the funding

MOREHEAD, Ky. — The summer after ninth grade, Zoey Griffith found herself in an unfamiliar setting: a dorm on the Morehead State University campus. There, she’d spend the months before her sophomore ...
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Funding cuts, shifts in aid could make college harder to afford for low-income families

At a time of rising income inequality, advocates worry that a convergence of developments will make it even harder to go to ...
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ComEd launches new discount program for low-income customers

Chicago electric company ComEd has launched a new program designed to reduce costs for low-income customers. The Low-Income Discount program will provide price breaks starting Jan. 1, 2026, to ...
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Where are the safety-net programs for low income college students?

If I were to get pregnant, I would know just where to go for help: the local offices of Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the federally funded food and nutrition program; Planned Parenthood; and the ...

Rockford leaders, ComEd shed light on low-income discount program

ComEd President and CEO Gil Quiniones says it’s newly launched program will be a lifeline in community’s who are struggling.

Discounted energy rates for low-income Marylanders to take effect by 2027

For the first time, low-income Marylanders will be able to get a discounted electricity and gas rate from utilities, lowering their bills without the need for outside grants or refunds, under a ...