Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) as a Means to College and Career Readiness
November 15, 2021 by Natalie Edirmanasinghe Imagine how schools might be different if educators co-crafted their content, policies, procedures, and expectations with the young people they teach. Critical pedagogy centers those who are experiencing a problem…
Paying Colleges to Boost Student Success Could Work – If States Get It Right
April 01, 2021 by EdTrust A new report by Ed Trust offers a blueprint for designing outcomes-based funding strategies that reward higher education equity Washington (April 1, 2021) – While more than 30 states have…
Repealing Gainful Employment Is an Attack on Vulnerable Students
June 28, 2019 by Denise Forte Statement From Denise Forte, Senior Vice President for Partnership and Engagement, on the Trump Administration’s Repeal of Gainful Employment WASHINGTON (June 28, 2019) – Today, Denise Forte, senior vice president…
Social Mobility, Race, and Higher Education
June 21, 2019 by EdTrust How Colleges Can Drive Social Mobility for Students of Color and Students from Low-Income Families WASHINGTON – The TIAA Institute and The Education Trust will host a fast-paced, interactive event…
Degree Attainment of Latinos Lags Far Behind That of Whites
April 01, 2019 by J. Oliver Schak In last year’s briefs, we analyzed national and state data on degree attainment for Black and Latino adults , ages 25-64. Slightly more than 22 percent of Latino adults have…
A Look at Latino Student Success
December 14, 2017 by Andrew Howard Nichols More Latino students are enrolling in four-year colleges and universities than ever before. But what happens to these students…
What Will It Take to Close the Black-White Completion Gap?
March 01, 2017 by EdTrust Ed Trust explores that question and identifies top- and bottom-performing institutions WASHINGTON — More Black students are enrolling in four-year colleges and universities than ever before. But what happens to…