How the Supreme Court Decision Blocking Student Loan Forgiveness Affects Black Women Like Me
August 07, 2023 by Deiondria Lee-Sanders On two consecutive days in June, the Supreme Court delivered devastating blows to federal education equity efforts aimed at helping students of color and students from low-income backgrounds earn their…
The Education Trust’s Comment on the Department of Education’s Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Student Debt Cancellation
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
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
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
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
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
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…