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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.
The Next Threat to Education: Congress’ Budget Reconciliation
April 14, 2025 by EdTrust Here’s what families, advocates, and education leaders need to know — and what we can do about it
The Department of Education’s Newest Broken Promise: Cutting Pandemic Relief Funding
April 08, 2025 by EdTrust The Dept of Ed is taking back $3 billion in pandemic relief funding that Congress already promised to states. What’s at stake?
How Emergency Relief Funding Helped Students Stay in College During the Pandemic
April 03, 2025 by Two EdTrust briefs paint a clearer picture of how federal emergency relief funding impacted college students and provide recommendations for improving future aid funding
Latest from Our Blog
As Trump Wages War on Higher Ed, Students and Parents Worry About the Fallout
April 17, 2025 by Anonymous The college search process is becoming increasingly stressful for families, as more universities become targets of the administration’s assault on higher education
Harvard is Right: Colleges and Universities Need to Draw a Line in the Sand
April 15, 2025 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. Harvard is resisting the Trump administration’s expanding war on higher education. More colleges and universities need to follow suit
Hands Off Our Schools: Student Rally in DC to Fight for Their Education Rights
April 14, 2025 by Iyana Moore High school and college students protested at the Department of Education to stop the ongoing attacks on higher ed
60 Years Later, The Future of Title I is on the Line
April 11, 2025 by Denise Forte On the 60th anniversary of Title I, the future of the provision that gives critical funding to low-income schools is at risk
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Latest from Our Press Room
New Pay for-Performance Plan in Houston ISD Will Reward and Retain Top Teachers
April 10, 2025 by EdTrust in Texas Statement by Judith Cruz, assistant director for Texas, Houston Region, EdTrust in Texas
Dismantling the Department of Education Will Have a Disastrous Impact on Civil Rights and Learning of Underserved Students
March 20, 2025 by EdTrust Statement from EdTrust
Coalition Letter in Support of Teacher Excellence System (TES)
March 19, 2025 by EdTrust in Texas EdTrust and the 12 undersigned organizations respectfully request that the Houston ISD board approve the Teacher Excellence System (TES)
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