Creating a Culture of Success on Campus
In fall 2005, at my freshman orientation at the University of Oklahoma with other African American students, a former…
Engaging Faculty in Efforts to Improve Grad Rates
This is the third in a four-part series that explores how high-performing colleges and universities use data to improve…
Georgia State Shows the Way in Student Success
Below is the second in a four-part series exploring how high-performing colleges and universities use data to improve student retention…
Improving Higher Ed Outcomes Starts With Smart Data
Below is the first in a four-part series exploring how high-performing colleges and universities use data to improve student…
#AccessMeans Opportunity for All Students
A national social media campaign is showing that, while sometimes tagged as lazy, this generation of millennials — especially…
Gainful Rule Is Exactly What Students of Color Need
Enough with the argument that the proposed gainful employment regulation is a disservice to black, brown, and low-income students.…
Access to Success in America
Kati HaycockNational JournalWashington, District of Columbia Presented: April 8, 2014 Related Content: Access Closing the Gaps Across the Achievement Spectrum…
Letter to the Subcommittee On Labor, Health And Human Services, Education And Related Agencies on FY 2015 appropriations
Read the letter from The Education Trust on which programs should be prioritized in the FY 2015 appropriations bill.
Access to Success in America: Where Are We? What Can We Do?
Kati HaycockBakersfield College Equity ConferenceBakersfield, Calif. Presented: April 3, 2014 Related Content:AccessClosing the Gaps Across the Achievement Sp…
Why the Ryan Budget Is Bad for Pell Grant Students
Rep. Paul Ryan’s fiscal year 2015 budget proposal, released today, offers up severe cuts ($791 billion over 10 years)…
Colleges Get Helping Hand in Obama’s Budget
We’re not naïve. We’re not optimistic that the Obama higher education budget proposal will be adopted by this Congress.…
Statement by The Education Trust on the U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed “Gainful Employment” Regulation
WASHINGTON (March 14, 2014) The Education Trust issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Education's proposed…
Equity and Equality Are Not Equal
There is a common misconception that equity and equality mean the same thing — and that they can be…
Achievement and Opportunity in America: Where Are We? What Can We Do?
Kati HaycockLeadership New MexicoArtesia, NM Presented: March 7, 2014 …
Zero Down on College Is As Gimmicky As It Sounds
Michigan is the latest in a number of states jumping on the “Pay It Forward” bandwagon, which is headed…
Hey Richie Rich, How About Making College Cheaper?
UPDATEDCha-ching! According to a new study, higher education endowment investment returns averaged an 11.7 percent gain in fiscal year…
US Trails Scandinavian Countries at Olympics — and in College Affordability
You might think this table lists the results of the cross-country skiing events at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics,…
Students Need Reliable Success Data From Feds, Not Media
With a headline that looks as if it were taken from The Onion, a recent U.S. News & World…
News on Taking the Student Loan Fight to Individual Colleges
UPDATEDIn response to a wave of student, alumni, and advocate activism, this week the University of Virginia (U.Va.) flipped…
Saving for Pell
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) 2014 estimates tell us one important thing about the Pell Grant program: It is…