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Fast Fact: Schools Give Low-Income Students Short Shrift

Apr 12, 2012 by Sela Lewis

Education is key to closing the nation’s economic divide. Yet while more and more low-income students are pursuing higher education, our four-year colleges graduate only 49 percent of them over six years.

Understanding Equality and Equity
November 7, 2023 by Gabriela Montell
Equality is a worthy ideal, but it presupposes that all people are afforded the same access, resources, and opportunities…
Broken Mirrors II: How Many Latino Students Are at Public Colleges & Universities? Not As Many As There Should Be.
September 11, 2019 by Marshall Anthony Jr. and Kayla C. Elliott
September 15 marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage month, when we honor the many cultural and economic contributions…
Serving Healthy School Food While Preparing Young Adults for Culinary Careers
April 15, 2019 by Letisha Marrero
Tucked away in the back of a dilapidated, blue and gray building in downtown Washington lies DC Central Kitchen.…
John King Speaks with College Students About the Nation’s Failure to Fulfill Brown v. Board
October 3, 2017 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D.
On October 3, John King spoke with undergraduate and graduate students studying at Georgetown University about the nation’s collective…
Tell Congress to Make #EducationalEquity a National Priority
June 22, 2017 by Ed Trust
If Budgets Are Statements of Values, This Administration Doesn’t Value American Students
May 23, 2017 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D.
WASHINGTON (05/23/17) – “The Trump administration’s budget request is an assault on the American Dream. This shortsighted and cruel…
“The Education Trust cannot support DeVos’ nomination for U.S. Secretary of Education,” says Kati Haycock to Senate HELP Committee
January 23, 2017 by Ed Trust and Kati Haycock
WASHINGTON (01/23/17) – Today Kati Haycock, CEO of The Education Trust, issued the following statement ahead of the Senate…
Improving Achievement and Closing Gaps in Math: Lessons From Schools on the Performance Frontier
October 17, 2014 by Kati Haycock
Kati HaycockGeorgia Council of Teachers of MathematicsEatonton, Georgia Published: October 8, 2014 Related Content:AccessClosing the Gaps Across the Achieveme…
Fast Fact: Latino Student Achievement on the Rise
October 10, 2014 by Ed Trust
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Fast Fact: Are High School Grads Ready for the Workforce?
September 19, 2014 by Ed Trust
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Achievement and Opportunity in America: Where Are We? What Can We Do?
September 15, 2014 by Kati Haycock
Kati HaycockTeach For America School Systems LeadershipWashington, D.C. Presented: September 15, 2014 Related Content:AccessClosing the Gaps Across the…
Fast Fact: Preparing Students for Postsecondary Success
August 15, 2014 by Ed Trust