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While the reinstatement of federal Pell grant funding and developments in the field, have turned attention toward higher education in prison programs, explorations of how higher education in prison programs can best provide reintegration support and continuing education post-release are only just beginning. In addition to the host of complex challenges that individuals who are incarcerated face upon release—such as obtaining housing, employment, food, transportation, documentation, technology, etc.—continuing students are faced with additionally navigating and finding community and belonging within…

Recent changes in the education in prison landscape, ranging from the reinstatement of federal Pell grant funding to post-pandemic technology experimentation, are making educational technology more available inside. As availability grows, research and evaluation on educational technology use and instruction inside is shifting  from questions of access  to explorations of how technology can be integrated to increase digital and educational equity. This interactive session at the Correctional Education Association (CEA)’s 2024 Conference, co-led by…

Technological solutions to support and enhance correctional education have been a growing area of interest over the past several years. A series of major “shocks to the system,” such as COVID, staffing shortages, and soon, the restoration of Pell grants, has only accelerated questions about technology, its implementation, and proper role in supporting education. To help answer these questions, a session at the Correctional Education Association Conference, led by representatives from RTI and Ithaka S+R, will present recent research…