Working to advance students' rights to educational opportunity and to ensure that higher education provides a launching point for economic mobility.

September 28

BREAKING: We are launching our new project, the 100 Day Docket! We’ll be laying out the ways @usedgov can act without Congress to increase accountability and #DefendStudents. https://t.co/8RvPGtQScu

September 25

78% of poll respondents think the @usedgov should hold for-profit college executives personally liable when their schools defraud students. Voters are on the side of students. #DefendStudents https://t.co/SdseA7wS7J https://t.co/VG017FSvlm

September 25

The Gainful Employment Rule ensures for-profit schools leave their students better off when they graduate. This year, we sued when Betsy Devos illegally repealed this rule -- and people stand with us. #DefendStudents @AFTHigherEd https://t.co/FipSDKnGs5 https://t.co/NUKbQDGhdq

September 25

.@studentlegalnet just released a new poll! A majority believe for-profit colleges need to be held accountable. #DefendStudents https://t.co/SdseA7wS7J

September 25

We just released a new poll with @DataProgress, and the results are clear: Voters in battleground states want to see for-profit colleges held accountable, and support relief for defrauded students. #DefendStudents https://t.co/SdseA7wS7J

September 15

As @USNews ranks schools by "social mobility", our new paper explains @usedgov's authority to incentivize schools to enroll and graduate Pell Grant eligible students. #HigherEd can transform lives & lift up low-income students and communities. Read more: https://t.co/6V3stWaQco

September 14

For millions of college students, hunger, housing insecurity & a lack of childcare are real, urgent challenges. We are joining with @SHSFunds & @abigailseldin to propose a new Office of Basic Needs at the Dept of Education. Read more at @hechingerreport: https://t.co/DhF5waxLsS

September 09

The stats show a clear divide in #HigherEducation. @usedgov has the power to hold schools accountable and help lower barriers for students of color. @AaronSAment and @dan_zibel lay it all out in their new paper w/ @BrookingsInst: https://t.co/6V3stWsr3W #DefendStudents https://t.co/ApdzUxmlVf

September 09

Our new paper in @insidehighered, highlighting @usedgov's unused authorities—and opportunities—to hold low-performing schools accountable and foster opportunities for students of color. @Kery_Murakami https://t.co/lUGhcyT1DQ

September 08

Our new paper shows @usedgov has the authority to condition schools’ eligibility for federal aid money on whether institutions are advancing equity or whether they’re cashing in at Black and Latino students’ expense. It’s time to #DefendStudents https://t.co/6V3stWsr3W https://t.co/kGUAcck3QA