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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.
Why Environmental Justice Is Educational Justice
April 22, 2025 by Without education and action on climate change, students of color and students from low-income backgrounds will bear the brunt of its effects
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?
Latest from Our Blog
From Protectors to Persecutors: How Florida Universities Are Failing Their Students by Partnering with ICE
April 23, 2025 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. By collaborating with ICE, universities are not only abdicating their responsibility but also contributing to an environment of fear, uncertainty, and victimization
Dangers of HHS Control of Special Education
April 21, 2025 by Eli Smolen RFK Jr.’s speech on autism proves he is out of touch with the disability community and not fit to serve students with disabilities
Students with Disabilities Deserve Better: Autism Acceptance Deserves Truth, Not Harmful Disinformation
April 21, 2025 by Brittany Coleman RFK Jr’s comments about autism are dangerous and filled with disinformation. Students with autism should be celebrated, not shamed
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
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Latest from Our Press Room
New Brief: Massachusetts Faces Math Crisis, Students Falling Behind at Alarming Rates
April 24, 2025 by EdTrust A brief by EdTrust in Massachusetts sheds light on a growing and urgent crisis: students across the Commonwealth are falling behind in math at alarming rates
Students of Color, Children from Low-Income Backgrounds Bear Brunt of Climate Crisis
April 22, 2025 by EdTrust New EdTrust report shows the link between environmental justice and education equity
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
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