The President’s FY24 Budget Invests in Our Nation’s Students
March 10, 2023 by Ed Trust 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: …
Joint Letter Supporting Inclusion of America’s College Promise in the Build Back Better Act
October 13, 2021 by Ed Trust The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker US House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Patty Murray Chairwoman Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington,…
A Promise Worth Keeping
October 21, 2020 by Tiffany Jones, Jaime Ramirez-Mendoza, Victoria Jackson Free college programs have been around for some time, but they have proliferated in recent years, prompted by rising…
Equity-Focused “Free College” Movement Picks Up Steam
October 21, 2020 by Ed Trust Several programs improve, one state gets it right, yet most college “promise” programs exclude too many of today’s students, according to new analysis from The Education Trust WASHINGTON – Before…
A Promise Fulfilled
September 06, 2018 by Tiffany Jones, Katie Berger Each fall, millions of college students across the country start classes in hopes of earning their degree. However, the…
8 Ways to Make “Free College” Truly Free for Low-Income Students
September 06, 2018 by Ed Trust College Promise Programs Could Play Historic Role if Designed for Equity WASHINGTON – As college students are back on campuses facing steep tuition bills, and with midterm and gubernatorial elections…
Free College Can Be a Good Idea, But Only if It Helps Students Who Struggle the Most to Pay
March 29, 2018 by Tiffany Jones, Katie Berger Last week, Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii introduced the Debt-Free College Act of 2018, which would establish a voluntary state-federal partnership and make public college debt-free. This bill is the…