Alexa Garza Testimony on the Importance of Access and Equity in Educational Programming for Incarcerated Students
August 10, 2022 by Alexa Garza The Education Trust’s Texas Policy Associate Alexa Garza testified at the Texas House Corrections Committee ─ sharing her experience as a system-impacted woman who earned a higher education while behind…
July 2022 Update: Addressing Unfinished Learning, Student Debt, Justice-Impacted Students, and More
July 15, 2022 by Denise Forte In Washington D.C. and across the country, Ed Trust has helped steer the nation’s attention on the scale and scope of unfinished learning due to the pandemic. And with nearly…
Formerly Incarcerated People Deserve Second Chances. I’m Living Proof.
May 12, 2022 by William Freeman III Last month was Second Chance Month, so I’ve been thinking a lot about the barriers facing justice-involved people and what having a second chance really means for a formerly incarcerated,…
Joint Comments on Incarcerated Applicant FAFSA
April 25, 2022 by EdTrust Kate Mullen, PRA Coordinator Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division Office of the Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development 400 Maryland Ave. SW LBJ,…
The First Cohort of Justice Policy Fellows Graduate
March 28, 2022 by Nicolle Grayson “History teaches us that change is often made when an organized segment of those most affected, leading in solidarity with allies, disrupt business as usual.” —social justice innovator and strategist…
Beyond the Ban
March 08, 2022 by EdTrust Correctional education programs are an essential strategy for breaking the cycles of incarceration and poverty and helping formerly incarcerated individuals to reintegrate into society.
A Toolkit for Advancing College Opportunity for Justice-Impacted Students – Tennessee
March 08, 2022 by Kayla C. Elliott, Satra Taylor
A Toolkit for Advancing College Opportunity for Justice-Impacted Students – Ohio
March 08, 2022 by Satra Taylor, Brittani Williams, Kayla C. Elliott