Trump’s Education Budget Cuts Are an Assault on the American Dream
May 30, 2017 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. This op-ed was originally published by U.S. News & World Report. Millions of Americans are engrossed in the NBA Playoffs this time of year. If you are one those people,…
Statement From The Education Trust on the FY17 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
May 01, 2017 by EdTrust “Congress took an important step forward for equity in the FY17 omnibus appropriations bill by restoring year-round Pell Grants. “Providing year-round Pell Grants — a policy with bipartisan support that…
College Leaders Share Why Year-Round Pell Is Important for Their Students
May 01, 2017 by Mandy Zatynski UPDATED Today, we learned that Congress wants to restore year-round Pell grants in its plan to fund the government for the rest of this year. We’ve already talked about why we…
Stop Fighting Over Pell and Start Delivering on Its Promise
April 25, 2017 by Mandy Zatynski In March, the Trump administration released its “skinny budget” — essentially its wish list for the government’s funding for fiscal year 2018, which begins Oct. 1. Congress will use this…
A Tale of Two Colleges: Similar Students and Different Results
February 09, 2017 by Andrew Howard Nichols As the college admission letters start to trickle in, young adults across the country are facing one of the largest investment choices of their lives: where to go to college.…
The Pell Partnership: Ensuring a Shared Responsibility for Low-Income Student Success
September 24, 2015 by Andrew Howard Nichols Several organizations reporting on higher education issues have estimated a significant gap in the college completion rates of the…
Doing Away With Debt: Using Existing Resources to Ensure College Affordability for Low and Middle-Income Families
February 14, 2013 by EdTrust 
Lifting the Fog on Inequitable Financial-Aid Policies
November 14, 2011 by Mamie Lynch, Jennifer Engle, Jose Luis Cruz