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NEBHE says $6.7M grant will fund New England prison-education collaborative and state planning grants
Summary
NEBHE staff told the Vermont House Education Committee they secured $6.7 million over five years to support a New England Prison Education Collaborative, offer up to $100,000 subgrants to each state for cross-agency planning, and run accelerator grants focused on credit mobility.
Sarah Kaczynski, director of transfer initiatives and director of the New England Prison Education Collaborative at the New England Board of Higher Education, told the House Education Committee that the compact’s prison-education work grew from a commission co-led with the Educational Justice Institute at MIT.
Sarah said the commission’s report recommended focused cross-agency planning and systemwide coordination after Pell eligibility for incarcerated learners was restored in mid-2023. "We secured funding $6,700,000 over 5 years, in February…
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