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 ...

College didn’t always seem attainable for Michaela Loggins, a first-generation student at Portland State University. Now, she’s pursuing a master’s degree. Loggins went to Tualatin High School before ...

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 ...

Some canceled TRIO programs will get a second look after a federal judge ordered the Education Department Friday to reconsider grants that were either denied or discontinued last year. More than 100 ...

The Trump administration’s decision to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars for a 60-year-old program designed to help students get a college education has created uncertainty among many ...

The West Valley-Mission Community College District sponsored a bill that would protect minority student support programs targeted by federal cuts. State Assemblyman Marc Berman–a Democrat who ...