Why Closing Gaps in Graduation Rates Requires a Focus on Enrollment
March 01, 2017 by Nicolle Grayson If every college and university closed the gap that exists in graduation rates between Black and White students on their campuses, there would still be a gap nationwide. That’s because…
Academic Progress in Today’s World: What Students Need
February 28, 2017 by DeJernet Farder As a first-grade teacher in Chicago, I believe that every brain should have the opportunity to learn. I am confident that my colleagues, my students, and their parents believe the…
In the Classroom, Experience Is Two-Fold
February 22, 2017 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D. We already know that low-income children, children of color, and English learners are more likely to be assigned to a brand-new teacher than their wealthier and White peers. But a…
Here Are Some Schools You Should Visit, Secretary DeVos
February 15, 2017 by Karin Chenoweth On one of her first days on the job, Betsy DeVos did what any U.S. Secretary of Education might do: She visited a public school. Such an event might have…
OASIS at Work: Redesigning Courses to Boost Completion
February 14, 2017 by Bonita Brown What happens when you bring institutional leaders from 10 campuses together to exchange ideas about student success? That’s exactly what the OASIS Network was designed to see. Queens College recently…
Between the Echoes: What Real Classroom Engagement Sounds Like
February 13, 2017 by Brooke Haycock An offshoot of Ed Trust’s Echoes From the Gap series, drawing stories of students from behind the statistics, this blog series shares shorter narratives — brief glimpses into classrooms and…
A Tale of Two Colleges: Similar Students and Different Results
February 09, 2017 by Andrew Howard Nichols As the college admission letters start to trickle in, young adults across the country are facing one of the largest investment choices of their lives: where to go to college.…
Congress Gets the Ball Rolling on Higher Ed
February 07, 2017 by Kelly McManus This morning, José Luis Cruz, an Ed Trust board member and former member of our OASIS network, testified at a Congressional hearing on the opportunities and challenges facing higher education.…
DeVos Hearing: What We Heard and What We Didn’t
January 18, 2017 by Kelly McManus Last night, education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos did what advocates are supposed to do: Point out a problem and make a case for their theory of action for how to…