Fast Fact: Daunting costs
High cost causes three out of four low-income students to rule out some colleges for which they qualify.
Statement from The Education Trust on the House subcommittee markup of appropriations bill for FY 2013
WASHINGTON (July 18, 2012) Earlier today, a House appropriations subcommittee passed a bill that would slash more than…
Fast Fact: Money talks
$12.5 million: The amount for-profit colleges spent on lobbying in 2011, more than double what gun-rights advocates spent the…
Fast Fact: The key to our freedom
"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people. ... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation…
Fast Fact: Imagine a world without Pell
Without Pell Grants, nearly 10 million students could see their college opportunities vanish. As America celebrates 40 years of…
The Education Trust Welcomes Higher Education Research and Policy Analyst Mary Nguyen
WASHINGTON (June 8, 2012) The Education Trust is proud to announce the addition of Mary Nguyen, higher education…
Fast Fact: Think college isn’t worth it?
Think college isn't worth it? Americans with only a high school diploma are twice as likely to be unemployed…
Fast Fact: The clock is ticking on student loans
Unless Congress works out a deal, interest rates on federal student loans will double for more than 7 million…
Fast Fact: Student debt stunts economic growth
Among recent college graduates, 40 percent say they’ve delayed making major purchases (homes or cars) because of student debt,…
Statement from The Education Trust on House Passage of the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act
WASHINGTON (May 10, 2012) Balancing the needs of a strong national defense, deficit reduction and a strong education…
Replenishing Opportunity in America
To protect our democratic traditions, regain economic strength, and meet the demands of our nation's employers, we must improve…
Midterm report of Access to Success Initiative shows increases in both enrollment figures and degrees conferred, driven largely by low-income and minority students
Even as public investment in higher education dips dramatically in many states, the initiative’s goals are within reach, though…
Statement from The Education Trust on the passage of H.R. 4628, the Interest Rate Reduction Act
WASHINGTON (April 27, 2012) On behalf of the millions of hard-working students struggling to pay for college, the…