The Students Who Will (and Won’t) Get to DREAM In-State
Every year, 65,000 undocumented students who have lived in the United States for at least five years graduate from…
University of Virginia Boosts Financial Aid
WASHINGTON (February 5, 2014) The Education Trust and I AM NOT A LOAN commend the University of Virginia…
How a Provost Ignites Change
Today, the only technology in José Cruz’s office is a telephone. He’s provost at California State University, Fullerton, a…
Achievement and Opportunity in America: Where Are We? What Can We Do?
Kati HaycockAmerican Student Achievement InstituteTenth Annual Conference on LearningIndianapolis, IN Presented: January 28, 2014 …
A State Play Is Crucial (But It’s Not the Only One Needed) For College Affordability
States are the No. 1 driver of rising college tuition.When state budgets get tight, state legislatures cut higher education…
The State of Our Union Is Inequitable
UPDATEDEveryone has their wish list item for President Obama’s State of the Union speech tomorrow. But rather than using…
Data Overload: What to Make of Different Measures of Degree Attainment
Consider these two statistics about degree attainment, both from trusted sources: 2012 graduation rate at four-year colleges: 56 percent (from…
Obama’s Higher Ed Summit: A Sign of More to Come?
In the weeks leading up to the State of the Union, we typically see groundwork for what is to…
Higher Education Practice Guide: Learning From High-Performing and Fast-Gaining Institutions
With growing concern for postsecondary degree attainment sweeping public discourse in state and national circles, The Education Trust presents…
Leading Change: Increasing Graduation Rates at CSU-Northridge
In 10 years, graduation rates at California State University-Northridge almost doubled. Read the story of that increase here. Published: January…
Fast Fact: Flip Low Graduation Rates on Their Heads
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Tackling College Access and Success
Today, college leaders are meeting at the White House to discuss how to improve access for low-income students. Amid…
Statement by Kati Haycock, president of The Education Trust, on the IN-STATE for Dreamers Act
WASHINGTON (January 16, 2014) Kati Haycock, president of The Education Trust, issued the following statement in response to…
Increasing College-Going and Graduation Rates for Low-Income Students
Two new reports from The Education Trust offer lessons from high-performing and fast-gaining collegesWASHINGTON (January 16, 2014) - On…
Beware of the College Completion Spin
New federal data released last month — to some media fanfare — suggest that postsecondary education students who persist…
Four Issues to Watch in the 2014 State Legislative Session
In recent years, we’ve seen a host of state-level education reforms and the 2014 legislative session — for many…
The Promise of Opportunity
Imagine being able to tell a student whose family can’t afford college that there is an opportunity for her…
Looking Back on 2013
You won’t see much from us in the next two weeks, as we break for the holidays. (Ed Trust…
Fast Fact: Choosing the Right College for You
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