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                                                          Archived InformationU.S. Secretary of Education Cardona and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Solomon to Discuss Importance of Providing Pell Grants for Incarcerated Individuals
Round table discussion during Second Chance Month will highlight how education in prison transforms lives
**Contact:** Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov
**Event Date 1 :**April 26, 2022 - 9:00am**Event Date 2 :**April 26, 2022 - 9:45am
On Tuesday,U.S.  Secretary of Education Miguel Cardonaand  PrincipalDeputy Assistant Attorney General Amy Solomon of the U.S.  Department of Justice will participate  in a round table discussionwith  former studentswhotookcollege courses in prisontoshowcasethe importance  of providing Pell Grants for incarcerated individuals.The U.S. Department of Education  is currently running the Second Chance PellExperimentthat allows 127 colleges to offer Pell Grants to  incarcerated individuals. In 2023, the Department will be implementing a change  Congress made that removes a legislative ban that prevented incarcerated  students outside the experiment from receiving access to this aid.
The Second Chance PellExperimentwas first  established in 2015 by the Obama-Biden Administration to provide Pell Grants to  incarcerated individuals to allow them to participate in postsecondary  education programs. To date, students have earned over 7,000 credentials,  building new skills and improving their odds of success through the initiative.
The  event will take place atMarianne’s  by DC Central Kitchen, whichprovides on-the-job training for adults and  youth facing barriers to employment.
A  press gaggle will follow the roundtable discussion.
Event 1
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon, U.S. Department of Justice
Former students who took college courses in prisonWhat :
                 Round Table DiscussionWhen :

                 9:10– 9:50a.m.*(Time  is Subject to Change)***Please arrive no later than 8:55 a.m. ET**
****Where :
                 Marianne’s by DC Central Kitchen
901 G St. NW
Washington, DC

*Ground floor of the MLK Jr. Memorial Library*

**Press:** This is an open press event. If you are interested in covering this event,  please RSVP to press@ed.gov.Masks will be required indoors.
    		Event 2
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon, U.S. Department of Justice
Former students who took college courses in prisonWhat :
                 Press GaggleWhen :

                 9:50– 10a.m.*(Time  is Subject to Change)*Where :
                 Marianne’s by DC Central Kitchen
901 G St. NW
Washington, DC

*Ground floor of the MLK Jr. Memorial Library*

**Press:** This is an open press event. If you are interested in covering this event,  please RSVP to press@ed.gov.Masks will be required indoors.
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