Can’t Be Erased
In recent years, there has been an overwhelming push toward the erasure of important aspects of American history when…
Black History Can’t Be Erased
In recent years, there has been an overwhelming push toward the erasure of African American history — or simply…
Crushed Dreams and Broken Promises, Supreme Court Edition
On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States handed a victory to Dreamers, blocking the Trump…
There’s a Black Student Loan-Debt Crisis and It Needs an Urgent Solution. How About Reparations?
Here are some examples of why, after more than a decade of research into their involvement with slavery and…
State-Federal Partnerships May Be the Key to Reducing Black Student Debt
Black students disproportionately rely on student loans to finance higher education. In addition to being more likely than their…
Black Student Debt
We know that Black students face greater hurdles when it comes to financing their college education and repaying student…
How College Application Fees Are Barriers to College Access
Being one of a few people in my family with a college degree, I am often called on to…
The Trump Administration, Once Again, Fails to Invest in the Critical Resources Needed to Boost Achievement of our Nation’s Students
WASHINGTON (February 10, 2019) – In yet another predictable move to deny students the opportunities to reach their highest…
How Affordable Are Public Colleges in Your State?
For millions of college-going students, one of the most urgent concerns is the rising cost of college and how…
Hasan Minhaj is Right: Public Colleges Today Force Students to Take on Debt or Work Too Much
WASHINGTON (December 17, 2019) — The idea that students from low-income backgrounds can work their way through college with…
College Affordability Act Would Advance Higher Education Opportunity and Improve Outcomes
WASHINGTON (October 31, 2019) – Today, Wil Del Pilar, vice president of higher education at The Education Trust, issued…
Getting To & Through College: Joscelyn Guzman
More Latinos are going to college than ever before, but as Joscelyn Guzman, a first-generation Mexican-American learned firsthand, getting…
Americans Are Split on College Costs and Who Should Pay
This is a repost from New America's EdCentral Policy Blog. You can find the original post here.New America recently…
Hill Briefing: Black Student Debt
Did you miss our event? No worries you can watch a recording of the live stream below. Enjoy! …
Candidates’ “Free College” Proposals Must be More Inclusive of College Students with Children. Here’s How.
More than half of the 2020 presidential candidates support some version of “free college” as a strategy to combat…
Toward Educational Justice: Student Success at CUNY and Beyond
On Sept. 26, 2018, John B. King Jr. gave the annual higher education policy lecture at the 10-year anniversary…
A Promise Fulfilled
Each fall, millions of college students across the country start classes in hopes of earning their degree. However, the…
Letter from The Education Trust to the Senate Appropriations Committee on FY 19 Education Funding
The Honorable Richard ShelbyChairmanSenate Appropriations CommitteeWashington, DC 20510The Honorable Roy BluntChairmanSenate Labor-H Approp. Subcom.Washington,…
Ed Trust Higher Education Act (HEA) Priorities
Strengthen the Pell Grant program by restoring annual inflation adjustments and increasing maximum awards Provide postsecondary education programs…
Equity Matters in the Higher Education Act
Higher education is a powerful engine of social mobility, and the benefits to society of more people earning postsecondary…