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Loyola University approved to offer Pell Grants for prison education

Program serves 40 students at Rayburn Correctional Center in Louisiana

Marks renewed access to Pell Grants for incarcerated learners after 25 years

Loyola aims to expand courses and inspire other Louisiana universities

Loyola University New Orleans has received approval from the U.S. Department of Education to offer Pell Grants to students enrolled in its Prison Education Program at B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center, marking a major milestone in expanding higher education access for incarcerated Louisianans.

The Jesuit institution is the only four-year university based in Louisiana to secure the federal designation, which allows incarcerated students to use need-based federal aid to pursue

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