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Public education is about more than schools, classrooms, and teachers; it is about keeping a promise. We all must remove the barriers that threaten the promise of public education.

On fatherhood, reentry, and what higher education asks student-parents to carry and the sacrifices they make

Jon Valant and co-authors assess who will benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit—and why policymakers should be worried.

One of our greatest strengths as a Network is working together to spread impact and know-how.  In that spirit, the Eddies provide an opportunity to amplify, celebrate, and learn from strategic advocac...

Chronic absenteeism is linked to continued learning losses, higher chances of dropping out of high school and poor overall health.

Every student deserves access to high-quality advising and pathways. This brief outlines five policy principles to expand opportunity and student success

The impossible choices Black families make reveal why America must guarantee the promise of public education.

On "The Final 5 with Jim Lokay," Alejandra Vasquez Bauer, a director of policy, advocacy, and partnerships for immigrant students, discussed the case of Pierre Dumas Bell, a 20-year-old Ohio college s...

For the first time, more school vouchers went to Indiana families making more than $100,000 than less than $100,000.

The Department of Education's forthcoming proposed rule on accreditation would weaken accountability, erode academic freedom, and expand political influence over higher education

Despite the ongoing threats to diversity, equity, and inclusion, college DEI programs are important for students of color to feel like they belong

Students can’t learn if they’re afraid to go to school. Here’s why the PROTECT Act is essential to attendance, learning, and student well-being

The Education Department gathers a massive tranche of civil rights data about public school students. It's now available but harder to parse than in the past.

The 2025 PISA results found that reading scores for U.S. students fell sharply from 2022. These latest results underscore the urgency of our nation’s literacy crisis

As states lower the bar for graduation and grade-level tests, students can pass without mastering almost any high school skills

Skilled trades are legitimate careers and a worthy target for college and career success. However, the idea that any child in grade school should be placed on a specific career pathway is absurd

Social worker's view: Even those who entered the country legally are now facing deportation as the rules change.

By Denise Forte, EdTrust President and CEO

By Reid Setzer, Government Affairs Director

Community colleges’ student outcomes soared under a new performance-based funding model. But Texas lawmakers didn’t budget for so much success.

By Denise Forte

Black students have long faced some of the harshest discipline in our nation's schools. The Department of Education’s new guidance restricting consideration of race in school discipline will have dire...

Here are resources communities can use to launch effective advocacy campaigns against school voucher programs.

The Trump administration is threatening to gut Head Start, putting the largest federal investment in early childhood education at risk

Black children are 15% of public school students, but only 6% of those in AP math while 12% of all workers are Black but just 9% of those in STEM.

EdTrust-New York today released "Scaling What Works in Multilingual Literacy," a new report that highlights proven strategies to improve literacy outcomes for multilingual learners and calls on New York policymakers to scale evidence-based practices tha...

Education and civil rights organizations submit joint public comment expressing concerns regarding the proposed rescission of regulations pertaining to the Equity Assistance Centers by the Department ...

ET-Louisiana and Denise Forte Statement on the Ending of Desegregation Orders in Louisiana and What This Means Nationally

By Denise Forte

EdTrust's Alejandra Vázquez Baur speaks with Chuck Rocha on The Rocha Revolution.

The Department of Education's forthcoming proposed rule on accreditation would weaken accountability, erode academic freedom, and expand political influence over higher education

On July 1, 2026, the federal government launched Workforce Pell nationwide. The policy expands Pell Grant eligibility to students enrolled in short-term workforce training programs and opens the door ...

Education and civil rights organizations submit joint public comment expressing concerns regarding the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed overhaul of the administration of federal financial as...

With college costs weighing heavily on families, students are deciding whether higher education feels possible, affordable and worth it.

New graduate loan caps ignore disability-related costs, and could force many to choose between graduate school, private debt, and meeting basic needs

EdTrust’s Federal Funding at Risk tool highlights what’s at stake if either the president’s or the House’s budget proposal is implemented

Despite the state's top national ranking, about half of middle and high schoolers lack the support needed to read at grade level

When people discuss college and career opportunities, why are students expected to wait until high school to access college and career opportunities?

We send our children to Houston ISD schools every morning, hoping that when they graduate, they'll be ready for what comes next

<p><strong>WASHINGTON, DC – </strong> U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) reintroduced the<em> Advanced Coursework Equity Act</em>, bicameral legislation that w...

A new earnings test narrowly defines and focuses on wages to determine if academic programs provide economic value. For those in public service, they are doomed to fail

Today, the House and Senate reached a bi-partisan agreement on the FY 27 school aid budget that recognizes that all students deserve access to an excellent public education, but some students need mor...