“The current administration walked away from educational civil rights.”

During a recent webinar from The Hunt Institute

Parents’ Loans

The Hechinger Report

“We will forgive all undergraduate tuition-related federal student debt from private HBCUs and MSIs and public colleges for those with incomes up to $125,000.”

In an op-ed in the HBCU Times.

Total Student Loan Debt

“For America’s educators, this is a great day: You’re going to have one of your own in the White House, and Jill is going to make a great First Lady.”

During his victory speech Saturday night.

“You have Joe Biden, who is a student of American history and has the courage to speak the phrase Black Lives Matter.”

During a campaign stop in Fort Worth, Texas last week.

College Student Voters in 2016

Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University

Solving the Diversity Dilemma at Thomas Jefferson Magnet High School

With Fairfax County’s highly rated magnet Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology…

Reopening by Election Day

NPR analysis of data from Burbio.

“There’s no reason that American schools shouldn’t be the safest place in America…It takes some money, more classes, more teachers, more ventilation, more technology and the rest.”

On COVID relief.

“The community must take responsibility, and it’s the behavior of the community that can ultimately dictate if we can get our children back to school safely, which I agree is what is best for students’ mental health.”

In an interview with Politico.

Fall 2020 higher education trends

National Student Clearinghouse Research Center's analysis of fall 2020 higher education enrollment.

Enrollment Declines

NPR analysis of enrollment declines.

“[Schools] must open safely and it requires four things: First, teachers must have PPE… Second, children must be in smaller modules…Third, sanitation compacity in the schools is upgraded…Make sure you have enough teachers for the school.”

During last week's NBC News Townhall.

Student Loan Pay-Off

JP Morgan Chase Institute's analysis of students not in deferment whose loan balance is increasing.

“Between now and the time a vaccine is administered and treatments are widely available, the surest path back to school… is an oversupply of diagnostic testing so you can take a test whenever you need one.”

After the Trump Administration announced distribution of the Abbott BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 tests.

“Yes, there’s a systemic injustice in this country in education and work and in law enforcement, and the way in which it is enforced.”

During the first 2020 presidential debate.

COVID-19 Dashboard

NPR analysis of the AASA/NASSP/Brown University COVID-19 School Response Dashboard.

Teacher Diversity

National Center for Education Statistics at IES

2020 Survey of Admissions Leaders

Inside Higher Ed

“I was a law school teacher. And that’s how I regard my role here with my colleagues, who haven’t had the experience of growing up female and don’t fully appreciate the arbitrary barriers that have been put in women’s way.”

In a 2015 Bloomberg Interview.

Early Childhood Education, 2002-19

National Institute for Early Education Research

“Title IX is a necessary tool for protecting students’ rights at a time when one in five women experience sexual assault during college.”

During her opening remarks while chairing a Subcommittee on Civil Rights & Human Services hearing last week.

“Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11.”

Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to…

“My teacher friends are scared. They’re scared they’re going to have to stand in front of kids and make promises they cannot keep.”

During a "Women for Biden" event.

Cases at Colleges

The New York Times Higher Ed Coronavirus Case Tracker

“We’re all concerned about making sure COVID-19 doesn’t further exacerbate the disparities, the disparities that already have existed in our educational system for so many poor children and in so many communities of color. It’s unacceptable and it can’t go on like this.”

During his remarks on Sept. 2 about reopening schools safely.

Public School Nurses

The National Center for Education Statistics at IES, 2015-16 data.

“In a second term, I will expand charter schools and provide school choice to every family in America. And we will always treat our teachers with the tremendous respect that they deserve.”

During his speech accepting the Republican nomination for President of the United States.

Higher Ed Reopening Plans

The Chronicle of Higher Education/ Davidson College's "College Crisis Initiative" tracking of 3,000 institutions' reopening plans.