Topic: Higher Education

Joint Comment on the Department’s proposed grant priority and definitions for Career Pathways and Workforce Readiness

October 28, 2025 by EdTrust

Fourteen signers share feedback on the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed discretionary grant priority and related definitions for Career Pathways and Workforce Readiness

Mapping Postsecondary Pathways: Understanding State Student College Enrollment Trends

files October 16, 2025 by Sabreyna Reese, Paulina Fraser

More students are attending college, and some are seeking more affordable routes to good jobs through community colleges, short-term credentials, and apprenticeships

Enrollment Data Reveals a Shift in Postsecondary Pathways to College and Career

newspaper October 16, 2025 by EdTrust

New EdTrust brief calls for states to continue to strengthen and support pathways to bachelor’s and associate programs while investing in quality, short-term credentials and apprenticeship opportunities for a growing diverse student body and stronger workforce

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

New Federal Higher Education Overhaul Needs Improvements to Truly Hold Low-Value Programs Accountable

newspaper October 08, 2025 by EdTrust

EdTrust releases policy brief on strengthening higher education accountability framework

Making the New Higher Education Accountability Framework Pay Off

files October 08, 2025 by Roxanne Garza

Without stronger accountability, students from low- and middle-income backgrounds risk being burdened by debt with little chance of advancing up the economic ladder

Trump Administration’s “Deal” Offered to Colleges and Universities is No Deal at All

October 02, 2025 by EdTrust

Statement from Denise Forte, president and CEO, EdTrust

The Consequences of Pell Grant Cuts on Student-Parents and Justice-Impacted Students

article-cropped September 29, 2025 by Alexa Garza, Ramieka Robinson

For millions of low-income and first-generation college students, the Pell Grant is more than financial aid; it is a lifeline

Shutting the Doors of Opportunity in Higher Education

article-cropped September 17, 2025 by Roxanne Garza

During a shadow hearing, students and borrowers, most of whom were the first in their family to attend college, testified about their worries of how they would pay off their student loans