Topic: Higher Education

Cuts to Child Care Aid Threaten Student-Parents Already Struggling to Pay for College

newspaper September 09, 2025 by EdTrust

New EdTrust report shows student-parents at community colleges are at risk of being pushed out of higher education

Supporting Student-Parents at Two-Year Colleges: Addressing the Affordability Gap

files September 09, 2025 by Jinann Bitar, Sabreyna Reese

Student-parents at community colleges pay at least $13,000 more per year, on average, than their peers without children once the full cost of attendance is factored in, an EdTrust brief finds

Getting To & Through College: Notes From a Graduate Student Pursuing Dual Degrees

article-cropped September 04, 2025 by Gabriela Montell

A first-gen Asian American student talks about his academic journey, career path, and challenges he’s faced while attending college

EdTrust Comment on Upcoming Negotiated Rulemaking

August 28, 2025 by EdTrust

This comment contains EdTrust’s recommendations for the upcoming negotiated rulemaking implementing several provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Trump’s Admissions Data Order Threatens to Roll Back Decades of Hard-Fought Progress

August 08, 2025 by EdTrust

EdTrust warns directive will weaponize transparency to attack diversity and equity in higher education

The Trump Administration’s Strategy to Influence Higher Education and What K-12 Schools Can Learn from It

article-cropped August 07, 2025 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D.

For K-12 schools and districts, the Trump Administration’s attacks on Higher Ed serve as a warning of what could come

Columbia and Brown’s Agreements to Share Student Data with the Trump Administration Aids and Abets a Racist Agenda

August 05, 2025 by EdTrust

Statement from EdTrust President and CEO Denise Forte on Columbia and Brown’s agreements to share student data with the Trump administration

Getting To & Through College: Notes From a Student From a Mixed-Status Family

article-cropped August 05, 2025 by Gabriela Montell

A first-generation student from a mixed-status family talks about her academic journey, challenges she’s faced, and fears about how this administration’s policies could affect her family and friends

Louisiana Can’t Build a Stronger Future by Erasing Inclusion

August 05, 2025 by EdTrust-Louisiana

Gov. Landry’s recent executive order jeopardizes student access, success, equity, and accountability