Topic: Higher Education

The Great American Heist: Taxing Education, Not Billionaires or Corporations

article-cropped June 18, 2025 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D.

The latest House budget reconciliation bill sends a deeply troubling message

Testimony of Denise Forte on Senate FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

June 16, 2025 by EdTrust

On behalf of EdTrust, a national nonprofit committed to advancing policies and practices to dismantle the racial and economic barriers embedded in the American education system, thank you for the opportunity to present testimony on the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (L-HHS-ED) Appropriations bill.

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

The Great American Heist Comes for Science: How NSF Cuts Threaten Our R&D Future

article-cropped June 03, 2025 by Brianna Huynh

The Trump administration’s cuts to federal research grants would kill American innovation and economic growth

Preserving Educational Opportunity in an Era of Fiscal Scrutiny: The Stakes for HBCUs and Their Students

article-cropped May 27, 2025 by Ivory Toldson

Discussions about federal priorities and fiscal decisions can reshape higher education access and affordability for generations

Forthcoming Higher Ed Cuts Will Fuel the Student Loan Crisis — And Tank Our Economy

article-cropped May 23, 2025 by Denise Forte, Sameer Gadkaree

Lawmakers have a choice: Wreak havoc on higher education and our economy, or support student success, fund higher education, and set our nation up for economic benefits for years to come

A Relatively Unknown Program Could Help Over 1 Million Texans Build Self-Sustaining Careers

Nearly 100 leaders from across the state gathered to learn more about an innovative opportunity to help more Texans find pathways out of poverty

Debt Without a Degree: The Coming College Completion Crisis

article-cropped May 19, 2025 by Iyana Moore

As this administration pulls back financial aid support, millions of college students are unable to finish their degree

Student Advocacy in Action — Texas Capitol Recap

article-cropped May 16, 2025 by Andrea Thurston

On April 23rd, student fellows supported by TX PACE, EdTrust, Breakthrough Central Texas, Young Invincibles, Every Texan, and IDRA gathered in Austin, TX for the Student Advocacy in Action Convening