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Education Leaders: Work Needed to Improve Degree Attainment Outcomes

Identifying and replicating practices and policies that lead to improved rates of attaining college degrees among underrepresented groups in higher education generated frank discussion at a forum Wednesday in Washington, D.C. titled “Why the Nation Needs to Do College Attainment Better.”

June 18, 2018

Study: Wide Racial Gaps Persist in College Degree Attainment

Compared to White adults in the United States, Black adults are two-thirds as likely to hold a college degree and Latino adults are only half as likely – with both groups attaining degrees at a lower rate in 2016 than White adults did back in 1990, according to a new report by The Education Trust.

June 18, 2018

PWIs and HBCUs Need to Create Partnerships, Not Competition

Collaborative efforts between predominantly White institutions and historically Black colleges and universities that utilize the strengths of both institutions can provide quality educational experiences and support for Black students.

June 15, 2018

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UNCF Summit Amplifies Black Voices in Education Reform Efforts

The United Negro College Fund hosted a panel of educators and community advocates Thursday during its 2018 UNCF Education Summit to augment the release of a new report that seeks to amplify the African-American community’s voice in education-reform discussions.

April 26, 2018

Higher Ed Policy Forum Encourages Action on Access, Affordability, Accountability

WASHINGTON — The Education Commission of the States’ Higher Education Policy Forum brought together education stakeholders for conversations about how federal and state governments and education leaders can work together on higher-ed policy recommendations, including how to align K-12, post-secondary and workforce systems.

April 26, 2018

Del Pilar Works to Give Underrepresented Students Voice in Higher Ed

As the vice president of higher education policy and practice at The Education Trust, Dr. Wil Del Pilar brings to the job years of experience in research and policy.

January 21, 2018

Report: Challenges Persist for Latino Students

A report, titled “A Look at Latino Student Success: Identifying Top- and Bottom-Performing Institutions,” lists the colleges and universities that have been able to address this gap as well as those where the disparity is still strong

December 20, 2017

Experts: Time for Plan to Aid Underserved Students

A report released last month by American College Testing showed that only nine percent of underserved students were strongly ready for college as demonstrated by 2017 test scores.

October 10, 2017

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Education Champion Out to Conquer Disparity

After the bitter presidential election of 2016, then-U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. says he found himself in search of a position where he could help young students who face difficult circumstances. King found such a place at the Education Trust.

June 28, 2017

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Experts: Trump Budget a Crushing Blow to Low-income Students

Higher education experts were reeling amid the release of President Donald Trump’s newly released budget titled, A New Foundation For American Greatness.

May 23, 2017

Study: Black Teachers Bolster Black Student Achievement

Having at least one Black teacher in the third through fifth grade “significantly reduces” the likelihood that Black male students will drop out of high school and increases the likelihood that both Black male and female students will aspire to attend college, according to a new study.

April 6, 2017

Expert: 3-pronged Approach Key to Closing Black-White Graduation Gap

According to Dr. Andrew H. Nichols, The Education Trust’s director of higher education research and data analytics, closing the graduation gap will require three systemic changes.

March 1, 2017

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