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For Student Parents, The Biggest Hurdles to A Higher Education are Costs and Finding Child Care
by Brittani Williams, Jinann Bitar, Portia Polk, Andre Nguyen, Gabriel Montague, Carrie Gillispie, Antoinette Waller, Azeb Tadesse, and Kayla C. ElliottIT’S HARD TO BE A STUDENT PARENT. College students who are parenting must juggle work and family responsibilities while going to school and often struggle to f…
How Student Debt Harms Black Borrowers’ Mental Health
by Ed TrustApproximately 45 million Americans carry $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, but the financial challenges facing Black borrowers are numerous. Black students a…
Apply to be a Justice Policy Fellow
by Ed TrustApplication Period is Open from June 15 – July 31, 2022The Education Trust is looking to invite individuals who are formerly incarcerated to serve as our secon…
Addressing Teacher Shortages in the Short- & Long-Term
by Eric DuncanThe pandemic has wreaked havoc on American lives and our nation’s schools, causing disruptions that have compromised their ability to provide a high-quality ed…
Speaking Out and Showing Up for LGBTQ+ Students
by Blair Wriston and Bonnie WashickLast month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which prohibits educators from teaching children in kindergarten through th…
How Black Women Experience Student Debt
Forty-five million Americans collectively owe $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, and women hold nearly two-thirds of it. But because of the gender pay gap, wo…
Jim Crow Debt
by Jalil Bishop and Jonathan DavisStudent debt has been a crisis for years, and the pandemic has only exacerbated matters for many borrowers. This is especially true for Black borrowers, who ar…
