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Workforce Pell opens new paths to job training

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 22 October 2026, 22:30 UTC ·9 sec listen

Federal Pell Grants, long used to help students afford college, will now support certain short-term vocational programs. The new Workforce Pell option aims to make job training more accessible and help students prepare for careers.

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