Category: Justice-Impacted Students

How Education Creates a Pathway for Formerly Incarcerated People’s Reintegration

article-cropped November 13, 2023 by Kareemah Hanifa

When we think about collateral consequences of mass incarceration, what are your immediate thoughts? Imagine being incarcerated for 26 years and learning to navigate through having computer literacy, finding mentors,…

The Education Trust’s Comments on the U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Rulemaking for Prison Education Programs

newspaper August 19, 2022 by Ed Trust

Aaron Washington U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20202 Download the Full Letter RE: Comment Request; 34 CFR Parts 600,…

Alexa Garza Testimony on the Importance of Access and Equity in Educational Programming for Incarcerated Students

August 10, 2022 by Alexa Garza

The Education Trust’s Texas Policy Associate Alexa Garza testified at the Texas House Corrections Committee ─ sharing her experience as a system-impacted woman who earned a higher education while behind…

July 2022 Update: Addressing Unfinished Learning, Student Debt, Justice-Impacted Students, and More

article-cropped July 15, 2022 by Denise Forte

In Washington D.C. and across the country, Ed Trust has helped steer the nation’s attention on the scale and scope of unfinished learning due to the pandemic. And with nearly…

Formerly Incarcerated People Deserve Second Chances. I’m Living Proof.

article-cropped May 12, 2022 by William Freeman III

Last month was Second Chance Month, so I’ve been thinking a lot about the barriers facing justice-involved people and what having a second chance really means for a formerly incarcerated,…

Joint Comments on Incarcerated Applicant FAFSA

newspaper April 25, 2022 by Ed Trust

Kate Mullen, PRA Coordinator Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division Office of the Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development 400 Maryland Ave. SW LBJ,…