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Law enforcement officers escort students near the Barus and Holley engineering building at Brown University campus in Providence, Rhode Island, on December 13, 2025.
Law enforcement officers escort students near the Barus and Holley engineering building at Brown University campus in Providence, Rhode Island, on December 13, 2025.
Two adults at work looking at web code on a computer
Two adults at work looking at web code on a computer
A group of people sit around a table at the Education Department. The agency’s seal is the background.
A group of people sit around a table at the Education Department. The agency’s seal is the background.

Consensus Reached on Workforce Pell, Earnings Test Looms

December 15, 2025

The committee will now move on to how to hold all programs accountable, and ED officials say they plan to create a level playing field, hinting at an overhaul of gainful employment.

First responders with the Providence Fire Department maneuver an empty stretcher near the Barus & Holley building, home to the engineering and physics departments and the site of a mass shooting, at Brown University on Dec. 13, 2025.
First responders with the Providence Fire Department maneuver an empty stretcher near the Barus & Holley building, home to the engineering and physics departments and the site of a mass shooting, at Brown University on Dec. 13, 2025.

Brown Reels After Shooting

December 14, 2025

Police briefly detained a person of interest in connection with the violent incident that occurred in a campus building. He was released late Sunday.

President Donald Trump signs an executive orders relating to higher education in the Oval Office. He is surrounded by members of his cabinet and there are red Make America Great Again hats on the Resolute Desk.
President Donald Trump signs an executive orders relating to higher education in the Oval Office. He is surrounded by members of his cabinet and there are red Make America Great Again hats on the Resolute Desk.
A patient being prepared for an MRI by a medical tech with a pattern of data making up the background.
A patient being prepared for an MRI by a medical tech with a pattern of data making up the background.

What to Know About Workforce Pell Talks

December 10, 2025

The negotiating committee has completed its first two days of discussions and, while there are key issues still to be ironed out, committee members remain optimistic.

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An analog clock sits nestled in between bound stacks of hundred dollar bills
An analog clock sits nestled in between bound stacks of hundred dollar bills

Education Dept. Wants to Begin and End Workforce Pell This Week

December 8, 2025

Higher ed policy experts question whether one week of negotiations will be enough to figure out how to expand the Pell Grant to workforce training programs.