Topic: Low-income students

More Credits, Less Aid: A Formula for Making College Unaffordable

article-cropped May 08, 2025 by Jinann Bitar

Requiring 30 credits for full Pell aid sounds like reform—but it’s actually a funding cut with steep consequences for students and colleges

Reimagining Education Using Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) to Uplift Student Voice & Advocate for Change

article-cropped April 30, 2025 by Karena Escalante, Ph.D.

EdTrust’s new student-centered initiative aims to advance equity and center student voices to help develop innovative solutions to issues in their schools and communities

Getting To & Through College: Notes From a College Student in Boston

article-cropped April 25, 2025 by Gabriela Montell

A student talks about his love for the law, what led him to Boston, the challenges he’s faced, and how the administration’s policies are impacting students

Students of Color, Children from Low-Income Backgrounds Bear Brunt of Climate Crisis

newspaper April 22, 2025 by EdTrust

New EdTrust report shows the link between environmental justice and education equity

Why Environmental Justice Is Educational Justice

files April 22, 2025 by Kristen Hengtgen, William Rodick, Ph.D.

Without education and action on climate change, students of color and students from low-income backgrounds will bear the brunt of its effects

60 Years Later, The Future of Title I is on the Line

article-cropped April 11, 2025 by Denise Forte

On the 60th anniversary of Title I, the future of the provision that gives critical funding to low-income schools is at risk

Invest in Need-Based Financial Aid to Achieve a Talent Strong Texas

presentation-chart April 04, 2025 by EdTrust-Texas

The Texas Legislature has the opportunity to strategically invest in financial aid programs to support low-income students to advance the state’s workforce goals

How Emergency Relief Funding Helped Students Stay in College During the Pandemic

files April 03, 2025 by Sandra Perez, Jinann Bitar

Two EdTrust briefs paint a clearer picture of how federal emergency relief funding impacted college students and provide recommendations for improving future aid funding

Not All Schools Are Created Equal—Even in Wealthy Districts

article-cropped March 12, 2025 by Nan Field

She assumed that all the schools in her affluent county were well-resourced. Then she became a teacher