FY18 Spending Bill: What’s Good, Bad, and Next for Equity Advocates
March 27, 2018 by Kelly McManus Let’s be honest: There has been a lot of bad news in the last year. But last week, those of us who care about equity in public education got some…
Investing in the Development and Scaling of Evidence-Based Practices for Improve Student Success
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust Research from The Education Trust has consistently shown that, with dedicated and intentional effort, institutions can close access and…
Funding Gaps 2018
February 27, 2018 by School districts that serve large populations of students of color and students from low-income families receive far less funding…
Students of Color Face Steep School Funding Gaps
February 26, 2018 by Ivy Morgan “In the county [schools], EVERYTHING is better! Over here, we live in the ghetto; we’re not getting much. So getting school funding based on property taxes isn’t gonna do anything…
The PROSPER Act Would Move Our Nation’s Higher Education System Backward
December 11, 2017 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. A bill proposed last week by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) to renew the Higher Education Act (HEA) undermines its historical role in advancing civil rights and falls far short of…
The ASPIRE ACT: Improving Student Outcomes and Equity in Higher Education
December 07, 2017 by Tiffany Jones Colleges and universities are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their value to an increasingly skeptical public. Low graduation rates, rising college costs, and huge debt loads leave many Americans wondering…
The Case for Investing in High-Quality Early Learning
September 22, 2017 by Lillian M. Lowery Imagine a preschool classroom where every child is engaged in positive social, emotional, and developmental learning activities. Where children are smiling and happy, enjoying the interaction with their teacher and…
FY18 Appropriations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly + What’s Next
September 19, 2017 by Kelly McManus Over the past two weeks in D.C., there has been a lot of action on the Hill on the appropriations front, the process by which the federal government is funded.…
Trump’s Education Budget Cuts Are an Assault on the American Dream
May 30, 2017 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. This op-ed was originally published by U.S. News & World Report. Millions of Americans are engrossed in the NBA Playoffs this time of year. If you are one those people,…