Fast Fact: Tax breaks disproportionately benefit wealthy families
Capping College Tax Benefits for Wealthy Families Could Fund Nearly 1 Million Pell GrantsTuition tax breaks increasingly benefit upper-income…
Fast Fact: NCAA Champ’s Overall Grad Rates Won’t Win Trophies
The winningest institution in NCAA men’s basketball history, the University of Kentucky, scored 67 points Monday night en route…
Fast Fact: Education and worker training on the federal chopping block
While cutting taxes for the rich, Rep. Paul Ryan’s new budget proposal would also slash $196 billion from education…
Fast Fact: ACT Data Show Wide Readiness Gap Between the Haves and Have-Nots
Only 8% of the lowest income students taking the exam meet all four college-readiness benchmarks. In comparison, about 40%…
Fast Fact: College costs skyrocketing
President Responds to Soaring Increase in College CostsLast week, President Barack Obama gave a speech on the issue of…
Poised To Lead
The quality of the coursework students take in high school powerfully affects their life options after graduation. School counselors…
Statement from The Education Trust on Pell provisions of the FY12 House Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON (December 15, 2011) The news from Capitol Hill today is disappointing. When presented with tough choices in…
Lifting the Fog on Inequitable Financial-Aid Policies
At every level, from the federal government to the campus, spending has shifted away from the students who most…
Statement of the Education Trust on Pell Provisions of the Budget Act of 2011
WASHINGTON (August 1, 2011) -- Thanks to the work of tens of thousands of advocates and nearly 100 organizations…
Statement from The Education Trust on house action on debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (July 29, 2011) Last night, a handful of radical Republicans made it clear that theyd rather risk…
José Cruz, Vice President of The Education Trust, on the ‘Gainful Employment’ Regulation
WASHINGTON (June 2, 2011) - The Obama administration's new "gainful employment" regulation is a disappointing stumble on America's path…
Priced Out: How the Wrong Financial-Aid Policies Hurt Low-Income Students
In “Priced Out: How the Wrong Financial-Aid Policies Hurt Low-Income Students,” The Education Trust demonstrates how much low-income students…
Unprecedented study on the real cost of college shows low-income students have few choices
College costs are skyrocketing. Yet as the report shows, those rising costs, coupled with shifting aid policies which…
Testimony by Ed Trust Vice President José Cruz to U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Chairman Harkin, Ranking Member Enzi, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you…
Subprime Opportunity: high dividends, low baccalaureates at for-profit colleges
WASHINGTON (November 23, 2010) Three years after the U.S. housing market collapse, our country continues to suffer the…
Subprime Opportunity: The Unfulfilled Promise of For-Profit Colleges and Universities*
Three years after the U.S. housing market collapse, our country continues to suffer the effects of misplaced priorities and…
Big Gaps Small Gaps in Serving African-American Students
Some Colleges and Universities Do Better Than Others in Graduating African-American StudentsWe’ve been digging beneath the averages and looking…
Big Gaps Small Gaps in Serving Hispanic Students
Some Colleges and Universities Do Better Than Others in Graduating Hispanic StudentsTo improve degree attainment among Hispanic students,colleges and…