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U wins $8M to launch nation’s first prison education research center - @theU
- The University of Utah received $8 million to launch PEARL, the nation’s first prison education research center.
- Erin Castro will lead the project, establishing PEARL at the College of Education.
- The grant comes from Ascendium Education Group, supporting postsecondary education access for incarcerated populations.
- PEARL will anchor the Prison Education Research Initiative (PERI) to study programs and outcomes.
- PERI will link postsecondary and workforce data with incarcerated student outcomes across multiple institutions.
- PEARL aims to improve programming through partnerships like Utah Prison Education Project and STEM Community Alliance Program.
- The initiative underscores educational justice and benefits to families and public safety.
- PEARL will be housed in the College of Education to emphasize pedagogy and leadership.
- The initiative will produce a national data framework on incarcerated students for policymakers.
- PEARL’s work includes leadership and practitioner development for prison education.
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