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Oklahoma CareerTech: $7 million in federal adult-education funds held up; short-term Pell will widen aid for short training
Summary
At a State Board of Career and Technology Education meeting in Stillwater, Director Hagan told the board $7 million in federal adult-education funding slated for July 1 was delayed; board members were also briefed on short-term Pell eligibility that will make shorter career-training programs Pell-eligible for adults.
At a meeting of the State Board of Career and Technology Education in Stillwater, Director Hagan told members that about $7 million in federal adult-education funds that was due July 1 had been held up, putting 30 state-run high-school-equivalency programs on pause.
"Adult education is a hot topic right now because the Trump administration has held up payment on adult education... $7,000,000 that was slated to come to us on July 1 did not," Director Hagan said. "So 30 programs across the state that we operate to help…
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