The FAFSA Changed My Life. Requiring Students to Complete It Could Transform Thousands More
For students from low-income backgrounds, going to college can seem like an impossible dream. But the key to making that dream a reality often lies in completing a single form
Separating Families. Terrorizing Communities. Upending Schools.
U.S. schools are no longer safe for children or their parents as ICE immigration raids terrorize communities
Getting To & Through College: Notes From a Recent Doctoral Graduate
A first-gen doctoral grad talks about coping with college culture shock, what she learned from a former First Lady, and how universities can better support students like her
Iowa’s New Waiver Approval Puts English Learners and After-School Programming at Risk
Statement from EdTrust Vice President of P-12 Policy, Practice & Research, Allison Socol, Ph.D.
From First-Gen to First-of-Many: How TRIO Changes What’s Possible
TRIO programs open college pathways for students who are first-generation, low-income, and from groups historically excluded from higher education
Real Support, Real Success: One Postsecondary Pathway Program That’s Working
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
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
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