A mystery solved: why the Department of Labor issued NOFOs for the Department of Education’s Talent Search and Educational Opportunity Centers (EOCs) TRIO programs

S + A has been writing Department of Education (ED) TRIO proposals since dinosaurs walked the earth. The ED TRIO programs have been around for decades—they are outreach and student services programs designed to help individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (i.e., low-income, first-generation college students, and those with disabilities) succeed in education from middle school through […] The…