Topic: First Generation Students

Real Support, Real Success: One Postsecondary Pathway Program That’s Working 

article-cropped November 05, 2025 by Paulina Fraser, Andrew Howard Nichols

Thrive Scholars uses proven interventions to enhance access, persistence, and completion rates for first-generation, under-resourced students

Systems Can’t Depend on Heroics: The Urgent Need to Strengthen Our Special Education and EL Teacher Workforce 

article-cropped November 03, 2025 by Shannon Holston

NCTQ identifies six policy levers states can use to build a stronger teacher workforce for students with disabilities and English learners.

Students Raise Their Voices at a Convening of Texas Community College Leaders

article-cropped October 09, 2025 by Elias Ramirez

Texas Community College Student Advisory Council members discussed governance, student success strategies, K-12 and workforce partnerships, and higher education policies with trustees and community college leaders at a recent conference in Austin

Getting To & Through College: Notes From a Graduate Student Pursuing Dual Degrees

article-cropped September 04, 2025 by Gabriela Montell

A first-gen Asian American student talks about his academic journey, career path, and challenges he’s faced while attending college

Getting To & Through College: Notes From a Student From a Mixed-Status Family

article-cropped August 05, 2025 by Gabriela Montell

A first-generation student from a mixed-status family talks about her academic journey, challenges she’s faced, and fears about how this administration’s policies could affect her family and friends

Literacy Is a Human Right: Why Reading Matters for Every Career Path

article-cropped August 04, 2025 by Ameshia Cross

How American’s literacy crisis negatively influences career opportunities and success after high school

EdTrust Condemns Department of Education’s Decision to Block Undocumented Students from Postsecondary Programs

July 10, 2025 by EdTrust

The decision to end access to career, technical, and adult education programs for undocumented students is a deliberate attack on opportunity, equity, and the American Dream

National English Learner Roundtable Demands Immediate Release of Withheld K-12 Funds, Highlights Dire Impact on English Learners

newspaper July 10, 2025 by EdTrust

The National English Learner Roundtable is calling on the U.S. Department of Education to release nearly $7 billion in critical K-12 education funding

Getting To & Through College in the Time of Trump

article-cropped June 04, 2025 by Gabriela Montell

A student at a private university in Colorado describes her academic journey and how this administration’s policies are impacting students and campus life at her college