College Affordability’s Enemy — State Disinvestment
Read moreDiminished state budgets, eroded by the most recent recession, have walloped the finances of public colleges and universities, which…
Fast Fact: Parents Just Say No to Expensive Colleges
Read moreStudents aren’t the only ones concerned with high college costs. More than two-thirds of parents say they are likely…
Fast Fact: Pell Under Attack… Again
Read moreRep. Paul Ryan wants to freeze Pell Grant funding for 10 years. That would shrink its purchasing power to…
Fast Fact: Sequester could impact college students
Read moreSequestration could shut 33,000 college students out of federal work-study programs.
Fast Fact: Students could lose out
Read moreDisadvantaged K-12 students could lose 725 million dollars in school funding unless Congress resolves the impending sequester.
Fast Fact: Doing Away With Debt
Read moreMore than 100,000 academically qualified, low-income high school grads don't go to college each year, with cost as a…
Fast Fact: Unsustainable student debt
Read more"Today, skyrocketing costs price too many young people out of a higher education, or saddle them with unsustainable debt."…
Doing Away With Debt: Using Existing Resources to Ensure College Affordability for Low and Middle-Income Families
Read moreAmerica has some of the finest colleges in the world, but the promise of higher education is realized by…
New proposal for redesigning financial aid outlines path to a debt-free college guarantee
Read moreWASHINGTON (February 14, 2013) College tuition is skyrocketing, forcing far too many students to take on frightening debt…
A Step Forward or a Step Back? State Accountability in the Waiver Era
Read moreNCLB waivers have opened the door to innovation but also a lot of backsliding when it comes to using…
Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Read moreUnited States SenateHealth, Education, Labor and Pensions CommitteeFebruary 7, 2013Written Testimony ofKati Haycock, President, The Education Trust Chairm…
New Ed Trust report shows several state accountability systems created through NCLB waivers weaken civil rights commitments of federal law
Read moreSome states “showed real courage” in the effort to move the needle on school improvement, but far too many…
Fast Fact: Dream Act puts higher ed within reach
Read more65,000: The annual number of undocumented high school grads who've lived in the U.S. for five or more years.…