Faculty Diversity and Student Success Go Hand in Hand, So Why Are University Faculties So White?
Faculty diversity plays a key role in college student completion and can have a major impact on students’ sense…
For Student Parents, The Biggest Hurdles to A Higher Education are Costs and Finding Child Care
August 17, 2022 by Brittani Williams, Jinann Bitar, Portia Polk, Gabriel Montague, Carrie Gillispie, Antoinette Waller, Azeb Tadesse, Kayla C. Elliott, Andre Nguyen It's hard to be a student parent. College students who are parenting must juggle work and family responsibilities while…
Still Stalled: 2022 State of Michigan Education Report
May 17, 2022 by EdTrust-Midwest Michigan’s education performance is projected to position the state’s youngest students farther behind other states’ students for early reading by 2030 if the state does not change its performance trajectory
EQUITY FIRST: Priorities for Higher Education Partnerships and Investments
April 25, 2022 by Kayla C. Elliott, Anna Hyunah Byon Universal approaches have not sufficiently improved higher education outcomes for Black, Latino, and Indigenous students, and students from low-income…
Equity in Child Care is Everyone’s Business
February 22, 2022 by Carrie Gillispie, Caitlin Codella, Aaron Merchen, Joseph Davis, Ashley Cappo Families across the country rely on high-quality child care programs, so that children can learn while parents work. Before…
Jim Crow Debt
October 20, 2021 by Jalil B. Mustaffa, Ph.D., Jonathan Davis Student debt has been a crisis for years, and the pandemic has only exacerbated matters for many borrowers. This is especially true for Black borrowers, who are among those most negatively affected by student loans.
Engine of Inequality: Michigan’s Education System
September 09, 2021 by EdTrust-Midwest Michigan’s education system has served as an engine of inequality when it should be providing opportunities for all kids to learn
A Natural Fit: Supporting After-School Staff of Color in Teacher Pipelines
The need to provide a strong and diverse teacher workforce for all students is particularly relevant now as school…
Increasing Equity in Early Intervention
May 25, 2021 by EdTrust Early intervention is the key to setting children with delays and disabilities on a path to long-term success. Yet children of color face barriers to accessing these services.