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Statement From The Education Trust on Sen. Tom Harkin’s Higher Education Affordability Act
WASHINGTON (June 25, 2014) —The Education Trust issued the following statement in response to Sen. Tom Harkin’s (D-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Health, Educat…
Ed Trust Calls for Linking Student Aid and Tax Benefits to College Access, Success, and Student Loan Repayment Rates
New report names underperforming colleges and universities, and establishes a bar of ‘how low is too low’ to get federal aidWASHINGTON (June 18, 2014) — More t…
Ed Trust Issues a Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision Upholding Michigan’s Ban on Racial Preferences
WASHINGTON (April 22, 2014) - "If our nation's schools provided an education to students of color anywhere near the quality of education they provide to whi…
Letter to the Subcommittee On Labor, Health And Human Services, Education And Related Agencies on FY 2015 appropriations
Read the letter from The Education Trust on which programs should be prioritized in the FY 2015 appropriations bill.
Statement by Kati Haycock, president of The Education Trust, on the IN-STATE for Dreamers Act
WASHINGTON (January 16, 2014) Kati Haycock, president of The Education Trust, issued the following statement in response to the Investing IN States To Achiev…
Increasing College-Going and Graduation Rates for Low-Income Students
Two new reports from The Education Trust offer lessons from high-performing and fast-gaining collegesWASHINGTON (January 16, 2014) - On their own, universitie…
Testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training
United States House of RepresentativesCommittee on Education and the WorkforceSubcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce TrainingPrepared Testimony ofMicha…
New Brief Underscores Urgency to Improve Native Student Achievement
WASHINGTON (August 13, 2013) Despite recent progress in improving achievement among students of color, achievement results for Native students have remained ne…
Intentionally Successful: New Mini-Brief Finds College Efforts to Increase Student Success Work
WASHINGTON (July 17, 2013) Employing new data reported to the U.S. Department of Education by colleges and universities, The Education Trust finds encouragin…
Statement from The Education Trust on Supreme Court’s Fisher v. University of Texas Decision
WASHINGTON (June 24, 2013) The Supreme Courts decision today in Fisher v. University of Texas reaffirmed the bedrock constitutional principle that universit…
Testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training
United States House of RepresentativesCommittee on Education and the WorkforceSubcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce TrainingSeptember 20, 2012Written …
Midterm report of Access to Success Initiative shows increases in both enrollment figures and degrees conferred, driven largely by low-income and minority students
Even as public investment in higher education dips dramatically in many states, the initiative’s goals are within reach, though much work remainsWASHINGTON (Ma…
Testimony by Ed Trust Vice President José Cruz to U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Chairman Harkin, Ranking Member Enzi, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you on the impact of the for-profit college…
Subprime Opportunity: high dividends, low baccalaureates at for-profit colleges
WASHINGTON (November 23, 2010) Three years after the U.S. housing market collapse, our country continues to suffer the effects of misplaced priorities and we…
Reports reveal colleges with the biggest, smallest gaps in minority graduation rates in the U.S.
WASHINGTON (August 9, 2010) Two reports released today by The Education Trust - Big Gaps, Small Gaps: Some Colleges and Universities Do Better Than Others …
Some public colleges and universities are making gains, closing gaps in graduation rates for minority students
WASHINGTON (January 28, 2010) When choosing a college, many young people often make their decision based on popularity and prestige. What they may not consid…
America’s most prestigious public universities are decreasing representation of low-income students and spending more institutional aid on students from wealther families
As more low-income and minority students turn to college, many top public universities are turning away from themWASHINGTON (January 13, 2010) - Right now, Co…
Higher education leaders from across the U.S. commit to boost college access and success for low-income, minority students
Goals will result in a 20 percent increase in the number of low-income and minority graduatesWASHINGTON (December 3, 2009) - Data released today from the Acce…
The Education Trust re-releases College Results with new data
College Results Online: www.collegeresults.orgWashington On campuses large and small in every part of America, proud parents are snapping photos as their son…
Engines of Inequality: Diminishing Equity in the Nation’s Premier Public Universities
The nation's 50 flagship universities serve disproportionately fewer low-income and minority students than in the past, according to a new report by the Educa…