Trump Administration Guts 40-Year-Old Bay Area College Access Program

Trump administration guts 40-year-old Bay Area college access program

The Trump administration has abruptly shuttered a 40-year-old college access program at UC Berkeley — one that has helped thousands of first-generation, low-income students from the East Bay to attend college — over equity and inclusion staff training. Trump officials canceled the $836,000 annual grant for Cal’s Educational Talent Search at a time when many of the program’s students are applying for college. The program — which has been federall…

Trump administration cuts child care grant for UNLV students in need

A grant that funds campus-based child care at UNLV for students was cut by the Education Department (ED) and will be unavailable come the spring semester next year. The Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant is a vital source of money for public colleges around the United States that have students in need of financial assistance with child care while they attend university.  ED spokesperson Ellen Keast told The Washington Post…