Wednesday, August 5, 2020
While the educational attainment of Hispanic students has increased significantly over the past decade, the representation of Hispanic males continues to lag behind that of their peers. In fact, only two in three Hispanic males graduate from high school each...
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
The economic destruction and severe educational disruption caused by COVID-19 will have ramifications for years to come. Many lives and many people’s futures are at risk. The actions we take in the months ahead to reposition education systems to serve...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Three months into the coronavirus pandemic, millions of Americans—particularly people of color and low-income individuals—are still struggling, even as the economic freefall has begun to show signs of slowing. New data showed that the national unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to...
Thursday, June 11, 2020
The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) recently announced a first-of-its-kind program to support DCPS alumni as they transition to and through college. Supported by the DC Public Education Fund through a generous investment from the A. James & Alice...
Thursday, May 21, 2020
The massive economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered lives and livelihoods. This pandemic has put a spotlight on the vulnerability of low-skilled, non-credentialed workers, with less-educated people losing work at three times the rate of those...
Thursday, May 14, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis continues to lay bare the reality that a postsecondary credential is the safest bet for an individual’s long-term economic stability. The most recent unemployment figures may be the harshest reminder yet that, in the aggregate, the answer...
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
With families facing deep financial hardship due to the COVID-19 crisis, completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is more important than ever. We know that, particularly during an economic downturn, a postsecondary degree or credential is key...
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Each year, nearly 2 million students in the U.S. graduate from high school and fail to enroll in a higher education program the following fall. As ESG’s President and CEO, Matt Gandal, pointed out in the first blog in the...
Thursday, April 9, 2020
As the leader of an organization with a deep focus on closing equity gaps and opening up pathways to economic opportunity, the COVID-19 crisis gives me substantial heartburn. It also gives me hope.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
What is one of the most powerful predictors of a student’s likelihood to enroll and succeed in higher education? Whether that student earned postsecondary credit while in high school—through completion of a dual enrollment course, passage of an Advanced Placement...
Friday, December 20, 2019
Pablo Picasso famously stated that “goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.”
Friday, December 13, 2019
In a time of immense disagreement on Capitol Hill, one thing Democrats and Republicans agree on is the need to fix the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This week, Congress passed bipartisan legislation to simplify the FAFSA for...