Federal money for workforce training begins, but few programs qualify

Congress has opened up federal Pell grants to help pay for short-term workforce training, but many programs are struggling to meet the requirements.

July 1 marks the official opening of a program that allows federal dollars to go toward short-term workforce training programs. So far just 11 states have created roadmaps for colleges to apply.

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