Beyond High School is our free monthly newsletter covering higher education policy and practices in Colorado. Sign up to get it delivered to your inbox early. At one time, Bailee Hernandez didn’t even ...

“If there’s anything that changed my life, it’s TRIO.” When alumna Arya B. Nair ’25 began at FIU as a first-generation college student, she felt lost and overwhelmed. An email about the Golden Scholar ...

Riverdale High TRIO participant Christopher Navas, posing with his family at a program graduation on May 14, 2025, credits the program with getting him more involved in school. JUAN ESPARZA LOERA ...

Only a very few lucky TRIO programs are funded, such as a recent Eastern Oregon University grant of more than $1 million, while most other programs have been cut or severely limited in funding. Today, ...

GRAND FORKS — After a gap year due to the pandemic, UND TRIO Day once again celebrated middle, high school and college students who are involved with long-running federal programs that encourage ...

WAYNE, Neb. (KTIV) - Northeast Nebraska TRIO students will continue to have individualized attention and other support, thanks to a renewed grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Wayne State ...

Even as President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating the federal TRIO programs that since the 1960s have aimed to help disadvantaged students attain some form of higher education, Kirkwood ...

We hear a lot these days the question, "Is a college education still worth it?" I was fortunate growing up. Though our family didn't have a lot of money, my brother and I never wanted for anything – ...

On Oct. 10, personnel who oversee the distribution of TRIO grants within the U.S. Department of Education were part of widespread layoffs, according to USA TODAY. The federal TRIO programs began with ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A long-running federal program that helps first-generation and low-income students go to college is now at risk. TRIO has supported millions over the last 60 years, but proposed ...

When politicians talk about the amount of taxpayer money available to help with everything from education to infrastructure improvements, they get a little quieter when it’s time to look at how hard ...