The Equity Line contains original analyses, commentary, and “on the ground” stories of students, parents, educators, and activists all over the nation striving to improve education. It chronicles our efforts, as well as those of partners and friends who are working toward the shared goal of closing gaps.
Fast Fact: Attrition v. Admission
by Ed TrustAt more than 200 higher education institutions nationwide, less than 10 percent of students graduate with a degree or certificate. Colleges and universities ne…
Fast Fact: For-Profit Colleges Need High Standards
by Ed TrustTaxpayers fund 86% of revenue for the 15 big, publicly traded for-profit colleges. Gainful employment regulations are meant to ensure minimum standards of qual…
Fast Fact: To Learn, Students Need To Be In School
by Ed TrustIn 2009-10, nearly 1 out of every 3 African-American boys in high school were suspended. That’s three times the rate of their white peers. To raise achievement…
Fast Fact: Our Social Responsibility
by Ed TrustStates are preparing to implement the new Common Core State Standards, but some are transitioning better than others. William Schmidt and Nathan Burroughs of M…
Fast Fact: Tell Texas: Don’t Turn Back the Clock
by Ed TrustSome Texas legislators want to water down high school graduation requirements, blocking the pathway to college for more kids. Don’t let them turn back the cloc…
Fast Fact: Parents Just Say No to Expensive Colleges
by Ed TrustStudents aren’t the only ones concerned with high college costs. More than two-thirds of parents say they are likely to limit their kids’ college choices based…
Fast Fact: Pell Under Attack… Again
by Ed TrustRep. Paul Ryan wants to freeze Pell Grant funding for 10 years. That would shrink its purchasing power to just 17 percent of college costs by 2023.
Fast Fact: Sequester could impact college students
by Ed TrustSequestration could shut 33,000 college students out of federal work-study programs.
Fast Fact: Students could lose out
by Ed TrustDisadvantaged K-12 students could lose 725 million dollars in school funding unless Congress resolves the impending sequester.
Fast Fact: Doing Away With Debt
by Ed TrustMore than 100,000 academically qualified, low-income high school grads don't go to college each year, with cost as a major barrier.Read Ed Trust's "Doing Away …
Fast Fact: Unsustainable student debt
by Ed Trust"Today, skyrocketing costs price too many young people out of a higher education, or saddle them with unsustainable debt." - President Barack Obama.To finance …
Fast Fact: Dream Act puts higher ed within reach
by Ed Trust65,000: The annual number of undocumented high school grads who've lived in the U.S. for five or more years. Passing the DREAM Act could put higher ed within t…
Fast Fact: The path to success
by Ed TrustParents of color know their children's path to success runs through college. More than 9 in 10 say completing a college degree or credential is very important.
Fast Fact: Parents want to know
by Ed TrustMore than 1 in 10 high schools reported students coming onto campus with a firearm or explosive in 2007-08. Wouldn’t you want to know if your local high schoo…
Fast Fact: Becoming a lever of change
by Ed TrustAs a principal, Von Sheppard led a lot of improvement at his school. Now, as an assistant superintendent in Boulder, Colo., his job is to help other principals…
Fast Fact: Senators demand student protections
by Ed TrustEd Trust thanks the eight senators who recently asked Education Sec. Arne Duncan to investigate data manipulation tricks for-profit colleges use to hide huge s…
Fast Fact: Exceeding counselor capacity
by Ed TrustEven though our most vulnerable students need extra help pursuing college, the average high school counselor is assigned to 459 students — nearly twice the rec…
Fast Fact: Time is Money
by Ed TrustStudents starting at four-year public institutions take an average of 5.7 years to earn a bachelor's degree. A year of study at a public, four-year college in …
Fast Fact: Giving thanks
by Ed TrustThis week, Ed Trust is especially thankful for all the educators and advocates across the country who work hard every day to help all students succeed.
Fast Fact: Investing in the future
by Ed Trust"Kids dreaming of becoming scientists or doctors ... even a president, they need a champion in Washington because ... children don't have lobbyists the way oil…
