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TRIO is Needed Now More Than Ever: The Effectiveness of TRIO Programs
In this blog post, we celebrate TRIO Day 2026 and reflect on the history and success of the programs. This article will examine the TRIO mandate and present data demonstrating the effectiveness of TRIO programs, drawing on the Pell Institute’s 2024 Indicators of Higher Education Equity Historical Trend report (Cahalan et al., 2024). In the…
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