Trump Admin Tosses Biden-Era Policy Paying College Students for Poll Work

The new guidance follows a letter last year from 16 Republican attorneys general who criticized the Biden-era policy.

Voters cast ballots at the University of Michigan Museum of Art Gallery in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Oct. 31, 2024. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

The Department of Education said it has rescinded Biden-era directives that allowed the use of federal dollars to pay college students to work at polling places.

In new guidance issued Tuesday, the department clarified that the Federal Work Study (FWS) program, which provides part-time jobs for students with financial need, does not cover any jobs involving “partisan or nonpartisan political activity.”