FY 19 Appropriations Priorities
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust Increasing the Maximum Award In 1980, the maximum Pell Grant award covered 76 percent of the cost of attendance at a public university.1 Today, it covers just over 29 percent,…
The Education Trust’s Priorities for Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act
February 23, 2018 by EdTrust, John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. The Honorable Lamar Alexander Chairman Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Patty Murray Ranking Member Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions…
Letter From The Education Trust to Senator Lamar Alexander Regarding Higher Education Accountability White Paper
February 15, 2018 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. The Honorable Lamar Alexander Chairman Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Washington, DC 20510 Download the Letter Dear Senator Alexander, On behalf of The Education Trust, an organization…
Reauthorizing HEA: Alexander’s Approach to Accountability Misses the Mark on Equity
February 07, 2018 by Tiffany Jones Last week, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) released a white paper that provided his early thinking on the approach the federal government should take regarding accountability in higher education. One thing…
Letter from 35 Higher Education Organizations Regarding the PROSPER Act
February 05, 2018 by EdTrust The Honorable Paul Ryan Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Majority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Virginia Foxx Chairwoman…
HEA: Equity Must Be At the Core of the Higher Education Act
January 30, 2018 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. At The Education Trust, we believe equity must be at the core of any accountability policy. So, as Congress works to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, we will work to…
Statement from John B. King Jr., president & CEO of The Education Trust, on the advancement of the PROSPER Act
December 13, 2017 by EdTrust WASHINGTON – Today, John B. King Jr., president and CEO of The Education Trust, issued the following statement on the House Education and the Workforce Committee vote to advance a…
The PROSPER Act Would Move Our Nation’s Higher Education System Backward
December 11, 2017 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. A bill proposed last week by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) to renew the Higher Education Act (HEA) undermines its historical role in advancing civil rights and falls far short of…
Letter to House Education and Workforce Committee: We must oppose the PROSPER Act
December 11, 2017 by EdTrust The Honorable Virginia Foxx Chairwoman House Committee on Education and the Workforce Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Bobby Scott Ranking Member House Committee on Education and the Workforce Washington, DC 20515 Download…