Education

The Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act permanently indexes Pell Grants to inflation, increasing their purchasing power  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) cosponsored the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, bicameral legislation led by Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Chamber of Progress recently released a new study analyzing the full costs of a lapse in Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) funding. The study found that lower-income families would not only lose access to high-speed internet but also to $10 billion in work…

WASHINGTON — Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced new legislation in Washington this week. It's to help lower the cost of college for current and future borrowers. The "Student Loan Interest Elimination Act" would re-finance the interest on federal student loans for all existing borrowers to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) introduced legislation to lower the cost of college for current and future borrowers.  The Student Loan Interest Elimination Act would refinance the interest on federal student loans for all existing borrowers to zero percent…

WASHINGTON—Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) today introduced the Food for Thought Act, legislation to create a grant program within the Department of Education to help community colleges and minority serving institutions (MSIs) provide free meals to low-income students through on-campus meal…