Candidates’ “Free College” Proposals Must be More Inclusive of College Students with Children. Here’s How.
July 30, 2019 by Susana Contreras-Mendez, Tessa Holtzman, Lindsey Reichlin Cruse More than half of the 2020 presidential candidates support some version of “free college” as a strategy to combat the rising cost of college. Whether or not “free college” is…
Repealing Gainful Employment Is an Attack on Vulnerable Students
June 28, 2019 by Denise Forte Statement From Denise Forte, Senior Vice President for Partnership and Engagement, on the Trump Administration’s Repeal of Gainful Employment WASHINGTON (June 28, 2019) – Today, Denise Forte, senior vice president…
What Happens When Incarceration Meets Education
June 26, 2019 by Luis Mattei Jr. Lifting the ban on Pell Grants for incarcerated students is one of Ed Trust’s policy priorities for higher education reauthorization, and we are proud to advocate alongside a broad, bipartisan…
Social Mobility, Race, and Higher Education
June 21, 2019 by EdTrust How Colleges Can Drive Social Mobility for Students of Color and Students from Low-Income Families WASHINGTON – The TIAA Institute and The Education Trust will host a fast-paced, interactive event…
Higher Education Behind and Beyond Bars: A Father and Son Story
June 12, 2019 by Darryl Epps Jr., Darryl Epps III I sat with my back pressed into cold, hard wood as I stared into the big brown eyes across the table. He looks so much like me, I thought. Eight…
Getting To & Through College: Tiffany Jones
June 05, 2019 by Gabriela Montell In the first installment of our new series, an African American, first-generation college graduate recalls the struggles of going to and paying for college while pursuing a Ph.D. A recent…
Broken Mirrors: 6 Takeaways on Black Student Representation at Public Colleges and Universities
May 29, 2019 by J. Oliver Schak It’s commencement season. As we honor the thousands of graduating students getting their diplomas, we should pause to consider those who didn’t get the opportunity to attend college, much less…
Ed Trust Calls for Congress to Protect the Pell Grant Reserve
May 14, 2019 by EdTrust Statement from The Education Trust on the President’s Proposal to Use Pell Grant Dollars on Non-Educational Programs WASHINGTON (May 14, 2019) – “The Education Trust stands in opposition to the…
Student Voices: Hearing and Supporting Native/Indigenous Students
May 02, 2019 by Charlie Scott I was born and raised in the central part of the Navajo Nation in a town called Chinle, which is near the Canyon De Chelly national monument in Arizona. For…