Tag: financial aid

The Education Trust’s Comment on the Department of Education’s Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Student Debt Cancellation

newspaper July 20, 2023 by EdTrust

July 20, 2023 Vanessa Gomez, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 2C179 Washington, DC 20202 RE: [Docket ID ED-2023-OPE-0123] Download Comments On behalf of The Education Trust,…

Stop Playing Political Games with America’s Future

July 13, 2023 by Letisha Marrero

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2023 CONTACT: media@edtrust.org 202-731-9582   Statement from Augustus Mays, Vice President for Partnerships and Engagement for The Education Trust, on the Fiscal Year 2024 House Labor-HHS-Education…

Student Advocates in Texas Play a Major Role in Passing of Community College Finance Law

article-cropped June 26, 2023 by Hope Barrón

In Texas, a new law has passed that will change the game for community college students in the Lone Star State. The bi-partisan passage of House Bill 8 (HB8), authored…

5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About…. Changes to the FAFSA for Fall 2023

file-text May 01, 2023 by Sonny Metoki

The new FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), has been delayed until December 2023. As a…

The Pell Grant Makes College More Affordable–But It’s Only a Sliver of the True Cost of Attendance

article-cropped March 28, 2023 by Gabriela Oliveros

High school seniors are starting to get their acceptance letters, their financial offerings from colleges across the country, and that’s definitely a cause for celebration. However, amid all these seemingly…

The President’s FY24 Budget Invests in Our Nation’s Students

newspaper March 10, 2023 by EdTrust

WASHINGTON – Today, The Education Trust released the following statement from Denise Forte, President and CEO of The Education Trust, on the Biden-Harris administration’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget request:  …

Budget recommendations for higher education affordability in Massachusetts

newspaper February 14, 2023 by EdTrust

To: Governor Healey, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll, and Secretary Tutwiler From: The undersigned organizations Subject: Budget recommendations for higher education affordability in Massachusetts Date: February 14, 2023 Dear Governor Healey, Lieutenant…

A Forum on the Future of Public Higher Education Finance in Massachusetts

January 31, 2023 by EdTrust

On Wednesday, January 25th, The Education Trust in Massachusetts, MassINC, uAspire, One Goal, and Bottom Line hosted a forum on the future of public higher education finance in Massachusetts. The…

Advocates call on Legislators and Healey-Driscoll Administration to act on Board of Higher Education recommendations and analysis

December 14, 2022 by EdTrust

December 14, 2022 BOSTON – The Education Trust in Massachusetts, uAspire, OneGoal, Bottom Line, Jumpstart, and Journey into Education & Teaching issued the following statement regarding the Massachusetts Board of…