New Workforce Pell Grants Help Job Training Students

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Sydney Webb paid a lot for her nursing assistant course. She needed funds for fees, clothes, and an exam.

A new federal program called Workforce Pell can help students. This grant will pay for short job training classes.

Pell grants usually help students with long college courses. Now, some shorter job programs can also get this money.

Programs must meet many rules to get Workforce Pell money. They must last at least eight weeks and lead to jobs.

Some people worry students might use all their grant money quickly. But many students earn more after finishing these short courses.

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What did Sydney Webb pay for?

She paid for her nursing assistant course.

What is the Workforce Pell program?

It is a federal program that helps students pay for short job training classes.

What do some people worry about regarding grant money?

They worry that students might use all their grant money quickly.

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