Education Secretary Linda McMahon says the new Workforce Pell Grant program “is revitalizing the American Dream.” Yet community colleges are scrambling to determine which programs will even qualify. @opencampus.org & @nclocal.bsky.social report on challenges in North Carolina: tinyurl.com/36ajhzhn

As financial aid for workforce training launches, North Carolina community colleges find few courses mesh with strict federal rules - Open Campus

Officials estimate less than 1% of course sections will be eligible for Workforce Pell.

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Last chance to enter your work for the 2024 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award and the Gary Corcoran Student Prize for Excellence in Reporting on #Disability. Find more info and entry links here: ncdj.org/contest/

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Pro + student journalists: Bring your disability coverage into the spotlight! Enter the National Center on Disability and Journalism’s annual contest, and you could win up to $2,500. Deadline Jan. 10. DETAILS:

Pro + student journalists: Bring your disability coverage into the spotlight! Enter the National Center on Disability and Journalism’s annual contest, and you could win up to $2,500. Deadline Jan. 10. DETAILS:

Entries open for Katherine Schneider Journalism Award and Gary Corcoran Student Prize for Excellence in Disability Reporting

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