Topic: Higher Education

For many teacher candidates of color, the greatest challenges emerge after enrolling in teacher prep programs: financial burdens, isolation, and inequitable clinical experiences

RAP is a simplified but less affordable repayment option that eliminates a path to student loan forgiveness for more than 43 million student loan borrowers in the U.S.

In 2021, EdTrust launched the Justice Fellows Policy Program to give justice-impacted students a voice to help shape higher education policy and become leaders

The Department of Education's forthcoming proposed rule on accreditation would weaken accountability, erode academic freedom, and expand political influence over higher education

State fact sheets show how ending Grad PLUS loans will widen funding gaps, increase private borrowing, and strain graduate education and workforce pipelines

Oral testimony by EdTrust senior vice president, Wil Del Pilar

In an increasingly unaffordable economy, it’s a harsh reality that food insecurity continues to impact young people far after they leave the classroom. States can do more to fill the gaps

Rather than addressing the root causes of rising college costs or strengthening financial aid, the Trump administration is abandoning students of color and students from low-income backgrounds by shifting the burden of paying for higher education onto private student loans

New graduate loan caps ignore disability-related costs, and could force many to choose between graduate school, private debt, and meeting basic needs