Category: Justice-Impacted Students

A Toolkit for Advancing College Opportunity for Justice-Impacted Students – Michigan

compass March 08, 2022 by Jessie Hernandez-Reyes, Taylar Nuevelle, Kayla C. Elliott, Satra Taylor

A Toolkit for Advancing College Opportunity for Justice-Impacted Students – Illinois

compass March 08, 2022 by Christopher Garcia, Mysia Perry, Kayla C. Elliott, Satra Taylor

Putting Pell Restoration, Building Tables, and Freeing Minds at the Forefront

article-cropped September 17, 2021 by Patrick Rodriguez

“Building a table” is a phrase on a lot of lips these days, as many organizations and companies embrace the need to include diverse groups of people in decision-making to…

William Freeman III, The Education Trust Justice Fellow, Written Testimony on Implementing Pell Grant Eligibility for Students Who Are Incarcerated

June 30, 2021 by William Freeman III

Vanessa Gomez U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2C179 Washington, DC 20202 Download the Written Testimony Re: Docket ID ED-2021-OESE-0077 Dear Ms. Gomez, Thank you for the…

Satra Taylor, The Education Trust, Written Testimony on Implementing Pell Grant Eligibility for Students Who Are Incarcerated

June 21, 2021 by EdTrust

Vanessa Gomez U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2C179 Washington, DC 20202 Re: Docket ID ED-2021-OESE-0077 Download the Full Testimony Good afternoon. My name is Satra Taylor,…

A Life Sentence Transformed Into a Life’s Work: An Interview with Chris Wilson

article-cropped April 24, 2020 by Crystal Amuzie

At 17 years old, Chris Wilson was sentenced to life in prison. Now 41, he recalls that moment and says, “It was like receiving a death sentence.” But after 16.5…