The Education Trust’s Comments on Proposed Roll Back of Borrower’s Defense Protections
August 30, 2018 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. The Honorable Betsy DeVos Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW Washington, DC 20202 Re: Docket ID ED-2018-OPE-0027-0001 Download Our Full Comments Dear Secretary DeVos: On…
Statement from John B. King Jr. on the Trump Administration’s Plans to Repeal “Gainful Employment” Regulations
August 10, 2018 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. WASHINGTON — Today John B. King Jr., president and CEO of The Education Trust, issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s proposed repeal of the “gainful employment” regulations for…
Supporting Queer College Students of Color
June 21, 2018 by Antonio Duran, David Perez II As we celebrate Pride Month, LGBTQ advocates continue to challenge the actions of the U.S. Department of Education. This advocacy should not be surprising as educational systems in K-12 and…
The PROSPER Act Is About to Make College More Expensive
May 23, 2018 by Courtney Bollig Last Saturday, I proudly joined thousands of students on college campuses throughout the country who are walking across the graduation stage to receive their diplomas this spring. And in the…
Free College Can Be a Good Idea, But Only if It Helps Students Who Struggle the Most to Pay
March 29, 2018 by Tiffany Jones, Katie Berger Last week, Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii introduced the Debt-Free College Act of 2018, which would establish a voluntary state-federal partnership and make public college debt-free. This bill is the…
Accountability for Access and Success in the Higher Education Act
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust Equity-focused accountability has the potential to refocus our higher education system on its most important purpose: successful outcomes for…
Investing in the Development and Scaling of Evidence-Based Practices for Improve Student Success
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust Research from The Education Trust has consistently shown that, with dedicated and intentional effort, institutions can close access and…
Investing in Pell is Investing in the American Dream
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust Pell Grants help make higher education accessible for over 7.5 million students. Over one-third of White students, two-thirds of…
Investing in Second Chances: Lifting the Ban on Pell Access for Incarcerated Students
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust As our country continues to grapple with how to best reform the criminal justice system, there is bipartisan momentum…