John B. King Jr. Testimony On FY 2020 Funding Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
May 31, 2020 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. Written Testimony for the Record On behalf of John B. King Jr. President and CEO The Education Trust Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education…
Testimony of John B. King, Jr. on FY21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
May 21, 2020 by EdTrust Written Testimony for the Record On behalf of John B. King Jr. President and CEO The Education Trust Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education…
Joint Letter to U.S. House & Senate Leadership Calling for Additional Higher Education Relief Funds
April 27, 2020 by EdTrust The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives H-232, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate 317 Russell Senate Office…
25 Groups Urge Congress to Extend CARES Act Benefits to all Federal Student Loan Borrowers
April 13, 2020 by EdTrust The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives H-232, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate 317 Russell Senate Office…
Hasan Minhaj is Right: Public Colleges Today Force Students to Take on Debt or Work Too Much
December 17, 2019 by EdTrust New Ed Trust Research Sheds Light on the Adage That Students From Low-Income Backgrounds Can Work Their Way Through College WASHINGTON (December 17, 2019) — The idea that students from…
College Affordability Act Would Advance Higher Education Opportunity and Improve Outcomes
October 31, 2019 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. The full House should take up this comprehensive Higher Education Act reauthorization ASAP WASHINGTON (October 31, 2019) – Today, Wil Del Pilar, vice president of higher education at The Education…
Ed Trust Calls for Congress to Protect the Pell Grant Reserve
May 14, 2019 by EdTrust Statement from The Education Trust on the President’s Proposal to Use Pell Grant Dollars on Non-Educational Programs WASHINGTON (May 14, 2019) – “The Education Trust stands in opposition to the…
The Education Trust’s Comments on the U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Rulemaking for Federal Student Aid
January 14, 2019 by EdTrust Aaron Washington U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW Room 294-12 Washington, D.C. 20202 RE: Docket ID ED-2018-OPE-0076 Dear Mr. Washington: On behalf of The Education Trust…
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…