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

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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.

A Scan of State Universal FAFSA Policies

files video February 26, 2025 by Sayda Martinez-Alvarado

Our new report looks at the policies of states that have had, currently have, or will soon implement universal FAFSA policies and examines the impact of these policies on FAFSA submission and completion rates and enrollment among Pell Grant recipients

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

files video 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

Latest from Our Blog

The Power of Perception: A Tale of Two Different Educational Experiences

article-cropped February 26, 2025 by Deonte Iverson

To address inequities within student discipline, schools must move away from zero-tolerance discipline systems, which are not responsive to students

Community College Students Take to the Capitol

article-cropped February 21, 2025 by EdTrust in Texas

On February 3rd, more than 800 students from across Texas gathered for Community College Day

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

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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

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