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3.8
91.4
percent of U.S. adults now have at least a high school diploma
times more likely for a Black student to face out-of-school suspension than a white student
38.3
percent hold a college degree—underscoring persistent barriers to higher education access
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The “Big Beautiful Bill” and the Shrinking Promise of Higher Education
While pitched as simplifying repayment options, the legislation cuts key protections that millions of borrowers—especially low-income and first-generation students—rely on. From capping graduate loans to ending hardship deferments, it narrows access to higher education and threatens the pipeline of diverse talent that drives the U.S. economy. For many families, the bill feels less like a barrier to opportunity.
What's Really At Risk When Head Start Loses Funding
The Trump administration has slashed nearly $1 billion in federal grants to Head Start, the cornerstone early education program for low-income families. As centers shut their doors, single mothers, especially Black and Brown single mothers, are being forced to choose between their jobs and their children. Is this about budget cuts or erasing equity?
No Degree, No Problem! Harris’ Plan to Open Federal Jobs
With the election two days away, Kamala Harris pledges to remove unnecessary degree requirements for federal jobs, opening doors to skilled workers. Yet degrees still dominate: by 2031, 66% of “good jobs” are projected to require a bachelor’s degree. Will skill-based pathways expand opportunity, or will traditional degrees keep dominating federal hiring?
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