Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Sen. Claiborne Pell, D-R.I., is shown at Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 15, 1991. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, file) ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A proposal to brand a new type of federal Pell Grant as “Trump Grants” has sparked pushback from Rhode Island lawmakers who want the program to retain the name of its creator — ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — As the Trump Administration continues its push to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, legislators on both sides of the aisle are wondering what that means for ...

“To attempt to erase Senator Pell’s name from a program that has uplifted generations and replace it with a president whose record on education is defined by cuts and dismantlement is a profound ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A House spending bill proposes renaming new “Workforce Pell Grants” as “Trump Grants,” sparking opposition from ...

FILE - Sen. Claiborne Pell, D-R.I., is shown at Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 15, 1991. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, file) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A proposal to brand a new type of federal Pell ...