The Education Trust works with a diverse coalition of advocates and partners across the state of Maryland to:
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Fast Fact: We’re still waiting
Read moreMore than seven million college students are counting on Congress to keep their student loan interest rates from doubling…
Fast Fact: Daunting costs
Read moreHigh cost causes three out of four low-income students to rule out some colleges for which they qualify.
Statement from The Education Trust on the House subcommittee markup of appropriations bill for FY 2013
Read moreWASHINGTON (July 18, 2012) Earlier today, a House appropriations subcommittee passed a bill that would slash more than…
Fast Fact: Money talks
Read more$12.5 million: The amount for-profit colleges spent on lobbying in 2011, more than double what gun-rights advocates spent the…
Fast Fact: Teacher satisfaction
Read moreTeacher job satisfaction is more influenced by a school's working environment than by student demographics.
Fast Fact: The key to our freedom
Read more"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people. ... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation…
Statement from The Education Trust on the interest-rate extension for federally backed student loans
Read moreWASHINGTON (June 29, 2012) Today, Congress did the right thing by protecting low interest rates on college loans…
Common-sense strategies for improving working conditions in high-poverty, low-performing schools are critical to attracting, keeping strong teachers
Read moreWASHINGTON (June 27, 2012) Much attention has been paid in recent years to developing meaningful teacher evaluation systems…
Building and Sustaining Talent: Creating Conditions in High-Poverty Schools That Support Effective Teaching and Learning
Read moreImproving public education depends on attracting, nurturing, and retaining talented teachers in schools with the greatest academic need. With…
Fast Fact: Imagine a world without Pell
Read moreWithout Pell Grants, nearly 10 million students could see their college opportunities vanish. As America celebrates 40 years of…
The Education Trust Welcomes Higher Education Research and Policy Analyst Mary Nguyen
Read moreWASHINGTON (June 8, 2012) The Education Trust is proud to announce the addition of Mary Nguyen, higher education…
Fast Fact: Think college isn’t worth it?
Read moreThink college isn't worth it? Americans with only a high school diploma are twice as likely to be unemployed…