Investing in Pell is Investing in the American Dream
Pell Grants help make higher education accessible for over 7.5 million students. Over one-third of White students, two-thirds of…
Putting Profits Over Students
John B. King Jr., Ed Trust President and CEO and former U.S. Secretary of Education, teamed up with fellow…
Honoring Pell’s Legacy
This week marks the 45th anniversary of the creation of the Pell Grant. Sen. Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island…
College Leaders Share Why Year-Round Pell Is Important for Their Students
UPDATEDToday, we learned that Congress wants to restore year-round Pell grants in its plan to fund the government for…
Stop Fighting Over Pell and Start Delivering on Its Promise
In March, the Trump administration released its “skinny budget” — essentially its wish list for the government’s funding for…
Statement From The Education Trust on the Maximum Pell Grant Award Level in the House FY16 Budget
WASHINGTON (March 19, 2015) — José Luis Santos, vice president for higher education policy and practice at The Education…
Solving the College Affordability Crisis Requires Yanking at the Root
Last week, a POLITICO Magazine article called attention to the annual re-estimate of the federal student loan program. Apparently,…
Celebrating 10 Years of College Results Online!
Ten years ago, we created College Results Online to challenge the conventional wisdom that colleges’ graduation rates were simply…
Fast Fact: How Much Does the Pell Grant Buy?
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Fast Fact: How Much Does the Pell Grant Buy?
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Don’t Understate What Low-Income Students Pay for College
Recent news reports have implied that elite colleges are a bargain for low-income students — that the financial aid…
#AccessMeans Opportunity for All Students
A national social media campaign is showing that, while sometimes tagged as lazy, this generation of millennials — especially…
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…
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…
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,…
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…