How Graduate Education Loan Limits Will Hurt Students With Disabilities
July 17, 2026 by Jenna Maree P. Wong New graduate loan caps ignore disability-related costs, and could force many to choose between graduate school, private debt, and meeting basic needs
The Earnings Test Is Coming for Religious Education
July 09, 2026 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. A new earnings test narrowly defines and focuses on wages to determine if academic programs provide economic value. For those in public service, they are doomed to fail
Strengthening the Pell Grant for Millions of Low-Income Students
June 23, 2026 by EdTrust Statement from EdTrust on the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026
College Students Face New Hurdles as They Pursue Graduate and Professional Degrees
June 23, 2026 by EdTrust EdTrust brief highlights how new borrowing caps harm Black, Latino, Native, and low-income students
New Loan Limits Threaten Graduate Education Access and Affordability
June 23, 2026 by Victoria Jackson The elimination of Grad PLUS loans will limit access to advanced degrees and drive many students toward riskier private loans
How States Can Pick Up the Slack as Federal Support for Education Shrinks
June 17, 2026 by Carolyn Phenicie Federal changes to funding, push for vouchers require response from state legislators
House Proposal Would Slash Ed Investment
June 04, 2026 by EdTrust Statement from EdTrust on the House’s FY27 Labor-HHS-ED appropriations bill
EdTrust Comment on Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability Regulation
May 20, 2026 by EdTrust EdTrust’s comment on the final Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability Regulation
How Federal Graduate Loan Limits Will Impact Borrowers and Shift Pressures to States
May 05, 2026 by Tihirah Ruffin, Noppakan Sirikul, Tionna Ellis, Brianna Huynh Proposed federal graduate loan limits threaten to hit low-income students and students of color the hardest, potentially shutting thousands out of advanced degree pathways or forcing them into the costly private loan market to fill the gap