© 2026 All Rights reserved WUSF
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Our daily newsletter, delivered first thing weekdays, keeps you connected to your community with news, culture, national NPR headlines, and more.

The Trump administration wants to gut program that helps low-income college students

The Trump administration wants to change a program that helps low-income students attend college, sparking backlash from a bipartisan group of senators.

Lily Altavena, national reporter with Chalkbeat, joins us to discuss what’s happening with Talent Search grants.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2026 WBUR

Here & Now Newsroom
Thanks to you, WUSF is here — delivering fact-based news and stories that reflect our community.⁠ Your support powers everything we do.