Black Students Hold Too Much Debt, and the Way Out Includes More and Better Career Counseling
April 16, 2020 by Krystal L. Williams Student loan debt is a major concern. Recent estimates suggest that the national student loan debt level is nearly $1.5 trillion, with the average college undergraduate graduating with about $30,000…
There’s a Black Student Loan-Debt Crisis and It Needs an Urgent Solution. How About Reparations?
April 16, 2020 by Luke Frederick Here are some examples of why, after more than a decade of research into their involvement with slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, a handful of universities are beginning to…
State-Federal Partnerships May Be the Key to Reducing Black Student Debt
April 16, 2020 by Dominique J. Baker Black students disproportionately rely on student loans to finance higher education. In addition to being more likely than their peers to take out student loans in the first place, Black…
Joint Letter from 66 Advocacy Organizations to House and Senate Leadership Calling for Student Debt Forgiveness
April 13, 2020 by EdTrust The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House United States House of Representatives H-232 The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate 317 Russell…
25 Groups Urge Congress to Extend CARES Act Benefits to all Federal Student Loan Borrowers
April 13, 2020 by EdTrust The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives H-232, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate 317 Russell Senate Office…
How Affordable Are Public Colleges in Your State?
December 17, 2019 by Andrew Howard Nichols, Marshall Anthony Jr., J. Oliver Schak 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
December 17, 2019 by EdTrust New Ed Trust Research Sheds Light on the Adage That Students From Low-Income Backgrounds Can Work Their Way Through College WASHINGTON (December 17, 2019) — The idea that students from…
College Affordability Act Would Advance Higher Education Opportunity and Improve Outcomes
October 31, 2019 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. The full House should take up this comprehensive Higher Education Act reauthorization ASAP WASHINGTON (October 31, 2019) – Today, Wil Del Pilar, vice president of higher education at The Education…