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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 Great American Heist
August 15, 2025 by EdTrust EdTrust is sounding the alarm about The Great American Heist — the largest transfer of wealth in U.S. history that affects everyone — that’s happening right in front of our eyes
An Equitable Approach to Improving Literacy
July 29, 2025 by EdTrust How to ensure more equitable reading opportunities and outcomes for all students
5 Ways to Create Fair School Funding Formulas
May 20, 2025 by Qubilah Huddleston EdTrust believes that state school funding systems should provide adequate and equitable funding levels to address students’ individual needs
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Our Students Aren’t Just Struggling with Math — They’re Struggling to Believe They Belong
It’s time to stop accepting “I’m just not a math person” as a fact — because that mindset is holding far too many students back
From Books to Belonging: How Reading Makes Students More Resilient
August 11, 2025 by Ja’Niya Baptiste Books spark a love of reading, foster understanding, and help students with their social, emotional and academic development
The Trump Administration’s Strategy to Influence Higher Education and What K-12 Schools Can Learn from It
August 07, 2025 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. For K-12 schools and districts, the Trump Administration’s attacks on Higher Ed serve as a warning of what could come
Getting To & Through College: Notes From a Student From a Mixed-Status Family
August 05, 2025 by Gabriela Montell A first-generation student from a mixed-status family talks about her academic journey, challenges she’s faced, and fears about how this administration’s policies could affect her family and friends
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Joint Comment on Iowa’s ESEA Waiver Request
September 03, 2025 by EdTrust Educational equity and civil rights organizations joint public comment on Iowa’s Draft Unified Allocation Plan and Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver request
House Bill Mimics Destructive Trump Education Cuts
September 02, 2025 by EdTrust Statement from Augustus Mays, vice president for Partnerships and Engagement for EdTrust, on the Fiscal Year 2026 House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill
EdTrust Comment on Upcoming Negotiated Rulemaking
August 28, 2025 by EdTrust This comment contains EdTrust’s recommendations for the upcoming negotiated rulemaking implementing several provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
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