Can Equity Be Bought? HBCUs and Outcomes-Based Funding
Performance- or outcomes-based funding is intended to drive more equitable opportunities and outcomes in higher education. But in our…
Can Equity Be Bought? A Look at Outcomes-Based Funding in Higher Ed
More than 30 states now have adopted or are in the process of adopting a formula that divvies out…
The Dream Act: Lifting Limitations on Students’ Unlimited Potential
Nearly two months have passed since the Trump administration announced plans to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
Debunking 5 Myths about Affirmative Action
Less than two years after the Supreme Court upheld the Fisher vs. University of Texas case on affirmative action,…
FY18 Appropriations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly + What’s Next
Over the past two weeks in D.C., there has been a lot of action on the Hill on the…
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Today marks Chile’s Independence Day and the first full week of Hispanic Heritage Month celebration — a time when…
Dear White People: We’ve Always Had Affirmative Action
“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.”—Gloria SteinemDear White People,Days ago, I, like…
On Charlottesville: Race Matters, But Facts Do Too
Deadly protests this weekend by torch-carrying White nationalists at the University of Virginia and in the city of Charlottesville,…
Welcoming Our New Team Members
We are thrilled to announce a number of new additions to our team, as we work toward growing our…
Putting Profits Over Students
John B. King Jr., Ed Trust President and CEO and former U.S. Secretary of Education, teamed up with fellow…
To OASIS Leaders in Memphis: ‘This Is Civil Rights Work’
“This is the story of a people, of hopes and dreams, of challenge and change. It is an American…
Honoring Pell’s Legacy
This week marks the 45th anniversary of the creation of the Pell Grant. Sen. Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island…
Diversity Offers a Clear Path to Brighter Futures for All Children
This essay was originally published in a compilation from the Albert Shanker Institute as part of an event it…
OASIS at Work: Fostering Confianza to Learn From Each Other
I have spent a good portion of my personal life and career developing relationships. If you have ever read…
Trump’s Education Budget Cuts Are an Assault on the American Dream
This op-ed was originally published by U.S. News & World Report.Millions of Americans are engrossed in the NBA Playoffs…
Quick Take on the President’s 2018 Budget Request
It should go without saying that, if enacted, this budget would be a disaster for America’s young people. It…
If Budgets Are Statements of Values, This Administration Doesn’t Value American Students
WASHINGTON (05/23/17) – “The Trump administration’s budget request is an assault on the American Dream. This shortsighted and cruel…