Free College Can Be a Good Idea, But Only if It Helps Students Who Struggle the Most to Pay
March 29, 2018 by Tiffany Jones, Katie Berger Last week, Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii introduced the Debt-Free College Act of 2018, which would establish a voluntary state-federal partnership and make public college debt-free. This bill is the…
Investing in Pell is Investing in the American Dream
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust Pell Grants help make higher education accessible for over 7.5 million students. Over one-third of White students, two-thirds of…
Investing in Second Chances: Lifting the Ban on Pell Access for Incarcerated Students
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust As our country continues to grapple with how to best reform the criminal justice system, there is bipartisan momentum…
Nuestras historias, nuestras luchas, nuestras fortalezas
February 14, 2018 by Ashley Griffin Los Estados Unidos está atravesando un cambio cultural diverso y el personal docente se está quedando rezagado: si bien…
Reauthorizing HEA: Alexander’s Approach to Accountability Misses the Mark on Equity
February 07, 2018 by Tiffany Jones Last week, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) released a white paper that provided his early thinking on the approach the federal government should take regarding accountability in higher education. One thing…
A Look at Latino Student Success
December 14, 2017 by Andrew Howard Nichols More Latino students are enrolling in four-year colleges and universities than ever before. But what happens to these students…
Closing the Latino-White Completion Gap
December 14, 2017 by EdTrust As Congress gets ready to tackle the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, a new Ed Trust report shows the need to prioritize completion rates for students of color WASHINGTON…
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Debunking 5 Myths about Affirmative Action
October 12, 2017 by Andrew Howard Nichols Less than two years after the Supreme Court upheld the Fisher vs. University of Texas case on affirmative action, the Trump administration nevertheless continues to threaten race-based affirmative action, chipping…