The Great American Heist
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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.
Raising the Cost of Borrowing, Reducing Access: How the One Big Beautiful Bill Reshapes Financial Aid and Repayment
November 06, 2025 by Victoria Jackson The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) cuts key federal financial aid programs for undergraduate and graduate students and consumer protections for student loan repayment
An Overview of State Financial Aid in Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota
October 30, 2025 by Victoria Jackson As federal financial aid shrinks, college access and affordability will hinge on how states distribute student aid and set eligibility requirements. A new EdTrust report examines state financial aid programs in three Midwestern states.
Building Futures: Strengthening the Educator Workforce Through Teacher Apprenticeships
An excellent teacher is integral for student success, and most states have turned to registered teacher apprenticeship programs to widen their pool of educators
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Remembering IDEA — and Fighting to Keep its Promise to Students with Disabilities
November 19, 2025 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D. EdTrust marks the 50th anniversary of IDEA, which guaranteed millions of students with disabilities the right to education and the services they need to learn
How Family Engagement Can Reduce Chronic Absenteeism
November 17, 2025 by David Park Family engagement improves student attendance. When parents and teachers address chronic absenteeism together, students and schools thrive
Getting To & Through College: Notes From a Student-Parent
November 06, 2025 by Gabriela Montell A student-parent discusses the challenges of returning to college, including finding reliable and affordable child care, and suggests ways that colleges and programs can better support students like her
Real Support, Real Success: One Postsecondary Pathway Program That’s Working
November 05, 2025 by Paulina Fraser, Andrew Howard Nichols Thrive Scholars uses proven interventions to enhance access, persistence, and completion rates for first-generation, under-resourced students
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60+ Civil Rights and Education Organizations’ Joint Statement on the Illegal Transferring of Key Roles and Responsibilities from the U.S. Department of Education
November 20, 2025 by EdTrust Civil rights and education organizations denounce the unlawful transfer of critical U.S. Department of Education offices and responsibilities to other federal agencies
Dismantling of the Department of Education Fails Students
November 18, 2025 by EdTrust Statement from EdTrust president and CEO, Denise Forte
The Future of College: Harnessing Innovation to Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs
November 18, 2025 by EdTrust EdTrust’s Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, provided testimony for the Committee on Education and Workforce in a hearing on higher education
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