Original URL: https://edtrust.org/node/2379
As the nation prepares for the final games of the NCAA basketball championship, the perennial story about college graduation rates is once again making headlines. The Education Trust President Kati Haycock appeared in this recent feature on CBS News.
When Tennessee showed no progress on the last results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress and Massachusetts actually…
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Over the last year, students have learned to cope with significant uncertainty and navigated learning in new ways. With…
Frelimo "Omari" Amili is a father of six and program manager with a Seattle-based nonprofit called Choose 180. Following…
Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, also known by her hip-hop name, “Isis Tha Saviour,” is an award-winning Philadelphia-based artist who…
At the age of 21, Montrell was sentenced to 262 months in federal prison. During their 20-year incarceration, Montrell…
William Freeman served more than 20 years in prison, where he discovered the transformative power of higher education by…
Alexa’s passion for advocacy is rooted in her personal experience of incarceration and the stigma she faced in her…
Rabia’s life experience has transformed a perceived liability into an asset. As a formerly incarcerated young woman of color,…
Patrick was released from prison in December 2019, and since then, he has worked to serve those who have…
During his 26 years of incarceration, Jarrod earned several degrees (AA, BA, BS, MA) and had the privilege to…
A year into the covid-19 pandemic, we are still only guessing about the true magnitude of the impact on…
