William Freeman III, The Education Trust Justice Fellow, Written Testimony on Implementing Pell Grant Eligibility for Students Who Are Incarcerated
June 30, 2021 by William Freeman III Vanessa Gomez U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2C179 Washington, DC 20202 Download the Written Testimony Re: Docket ID ED-2021-OESE-0077 Dear Ms. Gomez, Thank you for the…
Satra Taylor, The Education Trust, Written Testimony on Implementing Pell Grant Eligibility for Students Who Are Incarcerated
June 21, 2021 by EdTrust Vanessa Gomez U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2C179 Washington, DC 20202 Re: Docket ID ED-2021-OESE-0077 Download the Full Testimony Good afternoon. My name is Satra Taylor,…
A Life Sentence Transformed Into a Life’s Work: An Interview with Chris Wilson
April 24, 2020 by Crystal Amuzie At 17 years old, Chris Wilson was sentenced to life in prison. Now 41, he recalls that moment and says, “It was like receiving a death sentence.” But after 16.5…
Second Chances are Real — Let’s Make Sure More Students Get Them
September 25, 2019 by Malika Kidd In the past four years, my life has transformed for the better. I am a newlywed with a full-time job and working toward a bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management from…
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…
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…
We Are More than the Sum of Our Mistakes
May 24, 2019 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. John B. King Jr. delivered remarks at a celebration of student success for former students participating in the life-changing Goucher Prison Education Program in Maryland. Thank you Thank you to…
The Forgotten Children: Students Who Have an Incarcerated Parent
April 24, 2019 by Ivy Morgan There are 1.5 million people in federal and state prisons and another 600,000 in local jails. More than half (54 percent) of these incarcerated adults have children under the age…
Profiles in Education Equity: Operation Restoration
April 17, 2019 by Letisha Marrero Syrita Steib-Martin and Annie Freitas cofounded Operation Restoration, a New Orleans-based organization that helps women who have been impacted by incarceration get the education and resources they need to reenter…