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…
Joint Letter Supporting Funding For Postsecondary Student Success Grants in FY23 Appropriations
November 04, 2022 by EdTrust The Honorable Rosa DeLauro Chairwoman House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education; House Appropriations Committee Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Tom Cole Ranking Member House Appropriations…
What You Need to Know About Student Debt Cancellation
August 25, 2022 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. Yesterday, the Biden administration took a bold first step to tackling the $1.7 trillion student debt crisis in this country by providing limited student debt cancellation. Already, borrowers and advocates…
Millions of Borrowers Received Student Debt Relief; However, More Needs to Be Done
August 24, 2022 by Denise Forte Statement from Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, on the Biden-Harris administration’s student loan cancellation announcement WASHINGTON (August 24, 2022) — “The decision by the Biden-Harris administration to provide up to…
Opinion: Should the Government Forgive College Student Loan Debt?
August 02, 2022 by Denise Forte Should the federal government forgive student loan debt? The short answer is yes. While many people mistakenly put the blame on students, the current student loan debt crisis is the…
Joint Letter to U.S. Senate Subcommittee in Support of Postsecondary Student Success Grants in FY23 Appropriations
July 18, 2022 by EdTrust The Honorable Patty Murray Chair Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Roy…
It’s Time to Double the Pell Grant
July 12, 2022 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. I am proud to be the oldest son of Wilfredo and Lillian Del Pilar. Born in Puerto Rico, my father was a protestant minister. My mother — a New York…
Joint Statement on U.S. House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill
July 01, 2022 by EdTrust The House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Takes Positive Steps Forward on Educational Equity WASHINGTON (July 1, 2022) — “The House Labor-HHS-Education bill passed by the House Appropriations Committee yesterday contains investments in…
The House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Increases Investment in Programs Essential to Educational Equity
July 01, 2022 by Denise Forte Statement from Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, on the Fiscal Year 2023 House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill WASHINGTON — “The House Labor-HHS-Education bill advanced by the House Appropriations Committee yesterday builds…