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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.
Protect Public Schools: An Advocacy Toolkit to Fight School Voucher Programs
October 30, 2024 by Here are resources communities can use to launch effective advocacy campaigns against school voucher programs.
Updating the Higher Education Act to Better Serve Students of Color
October 29, 2024 by Jessie Hernandez-Reyes, Kayla C. Elliott, Anna Byon It’s time to amend Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act to better meet the needs of 21st-century students of color and low-income students. Here’s how.
Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD) Assessments: A Framework for State and District Leaders
Schools should use assessments to measure whether they are meeting students’ social and emotional development needs.
Latest from Our Blog
How Project 2025 Would Impact LGBTQ+ Students and Faculty
October 31, 2024 by George Bowles Rhetoric & attacks on LGBTQ+ students take a toll on their well-being & safety; Project 2025 aims to further these attacks.
How the Candidates’ Home States Are Bolstering College Access, Affordability, and Success
October 30, 2024 by Kyla Hurns A look at how the home states of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates are boosting educational equity and higher-education access.
Native Students—and Non-Native Students—Deserve to Learn About the True Experiences of Indigenous People
October 30, 2024 by Terese Mailhot The lack of Indigenous representation and humanity, the whitewashing of history, can deter Native students from learning.
Why We Need the Department of Education
October 29, 2024 by Reid Setzer Here are several reasons why eliminating the Department of Education is a foolish and destructive idea.
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We Owe It to Our Kids to Support the Houston ISD Bond Measures
November 01, 2024 by Judith Cruz Voters can improve Houston school facilities and student health and safety by voting for Propositions A and B.
EdTrust Launches Toolkit to Combat Voucher Programs Amid Heightened Education Policy Debates
October 30, 2024 by EdTrust EdTrust’s toolkit provides advocates with the information and tools to push back against voucher programs and ensure that traditionally underserved students have access to a high-quality public education.
EdTrust Welcomes the Release of Proposed Hardship Relief Rule for Student Debt
October 25, 2024 by EdTrust Statement on the Biden-Harris administration’s proposed rule on student-debt cancellation for financial hardship.
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