Serena Williams and the Audacity to be a Black Woman or Girl with a Voice
September 19, 2018 by Kayla Patrick By now, we all know what happened in the women’s final match at the US Open. But what a lot of people don’t realize is that what Serena Williams experienced…
10 Key Takeaways on Degree Attainment for Latino Adults
August 20, 2018 by J. Oliver Schak As we stated previously, there are many benefits to having a college degree, both on an individual and societal level. Noting the economic and social benefits of a more educated…
7 Key Takeaways on Degree Attainment for Black Adults
August 16, 2018 by Andrew Howard Nichols The individual benefits of earning a college degree are well known, but the larger social benefits that are associated with a better educated population are often overlooked. Generally, people with…
3 Ways States Can Improve Degree Attainment for Blacks and Latinos
August 07, 2018 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. In the U.S., if you are Black, you are two-thirds as likely to hold a college degree as someone who is White; if you are Latino, you are half as…
Statement from John B. King Jr. on the Trump Administration’s Reported Rollback of Joint Guidance on Diversity and Integration
July 03, 2018 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. WASHINGTON — Today John B. King Jr., president and CEO of The Education Trust, issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s reported rollback of joint guidance from the U.S.…
National & State Trends in Degree Attainment for Black Adults
June 14, 2018 by EdTrust The U.S. requires a well-educated workforce to grow our economy, strengthen our democracy, and solve big problems at home…
National & State Trends in Degree Attainment for Latino Adults
June 14, 2018 by EdTrust The U.S. requires a well-educated workforce to grow our economy, strengthen our democracy, and solve big problems at home…
New Civil Rights Data Collection Shows Students of Color Are Being Systematically Pushed Out
Twice as likely — this phrase can have either good or bad connotations. In the case of new data released by the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil…
The Nation’s History of Shortchanging Students of Color and Low-Income Students Continues
February 27, 2018 by EdTrust Ed Trust State-by-State Report Shows ‘Devastatingly Large’ Funding Gaps in Some States WASHINGTON (February 27, 2018) — Districts serving large populations of students of color and students from low-income families…