TRIO programs are a group of services aimed at helping low-income, disabled and first-generation students make it through higher education. COCC, with its main campus in Bend, is hosting the second ...

Federal TRIO programs provide support services to students from disadvantaged backgrounds like mine. So, when I hear policymakers refer to the TRIO suite of programs as a “relic,” I can’t help but ...

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 ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Normally, back-to-school season means that the staff who lead federally funded programs for low ...

Students at Arlington Heights High School’s 2022 graduation ceremony wear mortarboards bearing the logos of the colleges they plan to attend. Provided Over the past six decades, the federal TRIO ...

Federally funded TRIO programs, which help low-income and first-generation college students, are facing funding delays and potential elimination. Local agencies and universities in the Coastal Bend ...

R.I.S.E graduates throw their caps in the air at the R.I.S.E graduation on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, at the Macon City Auditorium in Macon, Georgia. Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney Anita ...

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(Editor’s note: The Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO) are Federal outreach and student services programs designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.) At ...

The Trump administration's proposal to eliminate federal funding for TRIO programs has sparked concern among educators who say the decades-old initiative has helped millions of first-generation and ...