Letter from The Education Trust to the House Appropriations Committee on the FY 19 Education Appropriations Bill
June 19, 2018 by EdTrust The Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen Chairman House Appropriations Committee Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Tom Cole Chairman House Labor-H Approp. Subcom. Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Nita Lowey Ranking Member House…
What’s Behind the Teacher Strikes? A Look at Teacher Salaries
June 18, 2018 by Rachel Metz The school year may have come to a close, but for some teachers across the country, things are just getting started. From North Carolina to Arizona, teachers have been making…
The PROSPER Act Is About to Make College More Expensive
May 23, 2018 by Courtney Bollig Last Saturday, I proudly joined thousands of students on college campuses throughout the country who are walking across the graduation stage to receive their diplomas this spring. And in the…
On School Discipline: Q&A with Educator and Activist, Brittany Packnett
May 16, 2018 by Samantha Kobbah 2.7 million — that is the approximate number of students who were suspended from their school environments on one or more occasions during the 2015-2016 school year, according to the…
Equity-Focused Priorities for a Reauthorized Higher Education Act (HEA)
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust The Higher Education Act (HEA) was signed into law in 1965 in the spirit of expanding opportunity so that…
FY18 Spending Bill: What’s Good, Bad, and Next for Equity Advocates
March 27, 2018 by Kelly McManus Let’s be honest: There has been a lot of bad news in the last year. But last week, those of us who care about equity in public education got some…
Ed Trust Higher Education Act (HEA) Priorities
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust Strengthen the Pell Grant program by restoring annual inflation adjustments and increasing maximum awards provide postsecondary education programs…
Equity Matters in the Higher Education Act
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust "Higher education is a powerful engine of social mobility, and the benefits to society of more people earning postsecondary…"
Accountability for Access and Success in the Higher Education Act
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust Equity-focused accountability has the potential to refocus our higher education system on its most important purpose: successful outcomes for…