Coalition Comment to ED on “Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell”

Apr 8, 2026 | Career Education Accountability, Gainful Employment, Regulation

Twenty-three stakeholder organizations representing millions of students, school admission counselors, workers, veterans, consumers, and low-income students of color submitted a public comment in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell” (AHEAD). We urge the Department to enact regulations to ensure the Workforce Pell Grant program protects students from low-value or harmful programs and leads them to obtain credentials of value in the labor market and set them on a path to achieve economic mobility. 

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