Letter from The Education Trust to the Senate Appropriations Committee on FY 19 Education Funding
June 28, 2018 by EdTrust The Honorable Richard Shelby Chairman Senate Appropriations Committee Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Roy Blunt Chairman Senate Labor-H Approp. Subcom. Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Patrick Leahy Ranking Member Senate…
Letter from The Education Trust to the House Appropriations Committee on the FY 19 Education Appropriations Bill
June 19, 2018 by EdTrust The Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen Chairman House Appropriations Committee Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Tom Cole Chairman House Labor-H Approp. Subcom. Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Nita Lowey Ranking Member House…
Equity-Focused Priorities for a Reauthorized Higher Education Act (HEA)
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust The Higher Education Act (HEA) was signed into law in 1965 in the spirit of expanding opportunity so that…
Ed Trust Higher Education Act (HEA) Priorities
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust Strengthen the Pell Grant program by restoring annual inflation adjustments and increasing maximum awards provide postsecondary education programs…
Equity Matters in the Higher Education Act
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust "Higher education is a powerful engine of social mobility, and the benefits to society of more people earning postsecondary…"
FY 19 Appropriations Priorities
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust Increasing the Maximum Award In 1980, the maximum Pell Grant award covered 76 percent of the cost of attendance at a public university.1 Today, it covers just over 29 percent,…
The Education Trust’s Priorities for Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act
February 23, 2018 by EdTrust, John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. The Honorable Lamar Alexander Chairman Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Patty Murray Ranking Member Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions…
Statement from John B. King Jr., president & CEO of The Education Trust, on the advancement of the PROSPER Act
December 13, 2017 by EdTrust WASHINGTON – Today, John B. King Jr., president and CEO of The Education Trust, issued the following statement on the House Education and the Workforce Committee vote to advance a…
Letter to House Education and Workforce Committee: We must oppose the PROSPER Act
December 11, 2017 by EdTrust The Honorable Virginia Foxx Chairwoman House Committee on Education and the Workforce Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Bobby Scott Ranking Member House Committee on Education and the Workforce Washington, DC 20515 Download…