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Subject: New America's Education Agenda 2017 https://na-production.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Education-Agenda-2017-1.3.17-links.pdf See page 9 Provide more support for adult and non-traditional learners by: * protecting and expanding provisions in Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) that support on-ramps, including the "Ability to Benefit" provision; * expanding funding for, and access to, adult education and English-as-a-Second-Language programs, particularly for immigrants and school dropouts; * restoring eligibility for Pell grants to incarcerated individuals who meet other eligibility requirements; and * fixing and expanding the federal work-study program in HEA to better target resources and promote career pathways for low-income students. [clasp logo] Lauren E. Walizer Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success CLASP | 1200 18th Street NW | Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20036 p (202) 906-8033<mailto:(202)%20906-8033> | lwalizer@clasp.org<mailto:lwalizer@clasp.org> | @laurenwalizer<https://twitter.com/laurenwalizer> Receive updates<http://org2.salsalabs.com/o/5728/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=5471> from CLASP's Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success! [http://www.charitynavigator.org/_gfx_/promo/new/4star88x31.gif] <http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=9420#.Vstdxk9GW71>