hero background image

At Risk: America’s Education System
and Students’ Civil Rights

Stylized photo of the White House front building

Committed to advancing policies and practices to dismantle the racial and economic barriers embedded in the American education system

Equity-Driven • Data-Centered • Student-Focused

Research, Tools & Insights

We evaluate education policies, practices, and dollars spent through a single lens: what’s right for students — preschool through college. Here’s our latest work, featuring our signature data, research, and recommendations.

How District Leaders and Advocates Can Build Parent Support for Statewide Assessments

files February 11, 2025 by Adam Ezring, Nicholas Munyan-Penney, Anna Skubel, Ph.D.

Addressing inequities in educational outcomes cannot happen without data from statewide summative assessments

Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Programs: A 50-State Scan

January 10, 2025 by Nathan Kriha, Sarah Westphal, Jonathan Feinstein, Erin Mote

Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Programs let candidates earn a salary, train with a mentor & work toward teaching licensure

5 Things Every Equity Advocate Should Know About Through-Year Assessments

files December 04, 2024 by Shayna Levitan, Nicholas Munyan-Penney

Equitable and thoughtfully designed through-year assessments can enhance summative assessment systems to better meet the academic needs of all students

Latest from Our Blog

When the Real Threat to Families, Students, and Communities Unfolds in the Shadows

article-cropped February 19, 2025 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D.

Congress’ planned budget will negatively impact children, parents, low-income and rural families, and students across this country

How Educators Can Support Chronically Absent Students

article-cropped February 19, 2025 by Logan McDermott

About 16 million students are chronically absent — these rates are particularly high for students with disabilities and students of color

The Department of Education’s Efforts to Ban DEI is a Perversion of the Civil Rights Act

article-cropped February 18, 2025 by Eric Duncan, J.D.

It’s unfathomable that the Civil Rights Act is being invoked to ban DEI and denounce “reverse racism” by the Department of Education

The Politics of Exclusion: How Trump’s Immigration Policies Affect College Access

article-cropped February 17, 2025 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D.

Trump’s executive order on immigration and rescinding protected areas have created fear among undocumented students

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Want the latest updates sent straight to your inbox? Sign up for our newsletter to get a weekly rundown of new blog posts, reports, information, and more.

Latest from Our Press Room

The Majority of Students in the U.S. are Children of Color. Their Teachers Should Represent Them

February 18, 2025 by EdTrust

Statement from EdTrust on the Department of Education’s $600 Million Cuts to Teacher Training Grants

Eliminating DEI programs in Schools and Universities is an Economic and Educational Disaster in the Making

February 17, 2025 by EdTrust

Statement from Wil Del Pilar, senior vice president, EdTrust, on the recent Dear Colleague letter from the Department of Education

EdTrust Coalition Letter in Opposition to McMahon ED Sec. Nomination

February 12, 2025 by EdTrust

We, the undersigned organizations, write to express our firm opposition to the advancement of Linda McMahon’s nomination to be U.S. Secretary of Education

Support EdTrust

EdTrust believes that every student has the right to access a high-quality education that will allow them to live the life of their choosing, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, or identity. Join us in our effort to achieve education equity.

Donate