The PROSPER Act Would Move Our Nation’s Higher Education System Backward
December 11, 2017 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. A bill proposed last week by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) to renew the Higher Education Act (HEA) undermines its historical role in advancing civil rights and falls far short of…
Letter to House Education and Workforce Committee: We must oppose the PROSPER Act
December 11, 2017 by EdTrust The Honorable Virginia Foxx Chairwoman House Committee on Education and the Workforce Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Bobby Scott Ranking Member House Committee on Education and the Workforce Washington, DC 20515 Download…
The ASPIRE ACT: Improving Student Outcomes and Equity in Higher Education
December 07, 2017 by Tiffany Jones Colleges and universities are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their value to an increasingly skeptical public. Low graduation rates, rising college costs, and huge debt loads leave many Americans wondering…
Statement from John B. King Jr., Education Trust President & CEO, On the Introduction Of A Bill to Reauthorize the Higher Education Act
December 01, 2017 by EdTrust WASHINGTON – Today, John B. King Jr., president and CEO of The Education Trust, issued the following statement on U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx’s, R-N.C., chairwoman of the House Education and…
Tackling Gaps in Access to Strong Teachers
October 03, 2017 by Of the many inequities in our education system, gaps in access to strong teaching have proven to be among…
ESSA Planning Process is Complete. What’s Next?
September 29, 2017 by Syritha Robinson-Clark By now, most states have submitted their ESSA plans to the U.S. Department of Education for review. Over the last year, The Education Trust has worked closely with state advocates…
FY18 Appropriations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly + What’s Next
September 19, 2017 by Kelly McManus Over the past two weeks in D.C., there has been a lot of action on the Hill on the appropriations front, the process by which the federal government is funded.…
Higher Education Advocates Call on Congress to Protect Pell Grant Funding
September 05, 2017 by EdTrust The Honorable Roy Blunt Chairman Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Patty Murray Ranking Member Senate Appropriations Labor, Health…
Statement From John B. King Jr., President and CEO of The Education Trust, On the House Budget Resolution
July 19, 2017 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. WASHINGTON (07/19/17) – Today, John B. King Jr., president and CEO of The Education Trust, issued the following statement. “The budget resolution being considered in the House Budget Committee today…