U.S. Secretary of Education Cardona and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Solomon to Discuss Importance of Providing Pell Grants for Incarcerated Individuals

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U.S. Secretary of Education Cardona and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Solomon to Discuss Importance of Providing Pell Grants for Incarcerated Individuals

Round table discussion during Second Chance Month will highlight how education in prison transforms lives

On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Amy Solomon of the U.S. Department of Justice will participate in a round table discussion with former students who took college courses in prison to showcase the importance of providing Pell Grants for incarcerated individuals.  

The U.S. Department of Education is currently running the Second Chance Pell Experiment that allows 127 colleges to offer Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals. In 2023, the Department will be implementing a change Congress made that removes a legislative ban that prevented incarcerated students outside the experiment from receiving access to this aid. 

The Second Chance Pell Experiment was first established in 2015 by the Obama-Biden Administration to provide Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals to allow them to participate in postsecondary education programs. To date, students have earned over 7,000 credentials, building new skills and improving their odds of success through the initiative. 

The event will take place at Marianne’s by DC Central Kitchen, which provides on-the-job training for adults and youth facing barriers to employment.  

A press gaggle will follow the roundtable discussion. 

Who :

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon, U.S. Department of Justice
Former students who took college courses in prison

What :

Round Table Discussion

When :

9:10 – 9:50 a.m.  (Time is Subject to Change)  *Please arrive no later than 8:55 a.m. ET* 

Where :

Marianne’s by DC Central Kitchen
901 G St. NW
Washington, DC

*Ground floor of the MLK Jr. Memorial Library*  

Press:  This is an open press event. If you are interested in covering this event, please RSVP to press@ed.gov.  Masks will be required indoors.  


Who :

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon, U.S. Department of Justice
Former students who took college courses in prison

What :

Press Gaggle

When :

9:50 – 10 a.m. (Time is Subject to Change)  


 

Where :

Marianne’s by DC Central Kitchen
901 G St. NW
Washington, DC

*Ground floor of the MLK Jr. Memorial Library*  

Press:  This is an open press event. If you are interested in covering this event, please RSVP to press@ed.gov.  Masks will be required indoors.