Equity-Driven • Data-Centered • Student-Focused FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 1, 2023CONTACT:media@edtrust.org202-731-9582Ed Trust Is Disappointed by the Senate’s Actions to Dismantlethe Biden Administration’s S… Math and science are for everyone. But unfortunately, many students, and especially Black and Latino students, don’t receive that message or the resources need… At the Tennessee State Capitol, a group of high school and college students representing the EmpowerED initiative at Ed Trust - Tennessee recently had the oppo… At a time when Americans are increasingly worried about external threats to the health and safety of children in schools, state-sanctioned violence at the hand… During Teacher Appreciation Week, a group of Black women superintendents gathered at The Education Trust’s national headquarters in Washington, DC, to discuss … May is Mental Health Awareness Month. For some time, educators have known that more focus should be placed on the social emotional wellbeing of students — the … Like it or not, the hard truth is that America has a long history of discrimination against people of color and women, who have systemically been denied access… College admissions have never been a level playing field. But, contrary to the current political rhetoric, when it comes to which factor gives applicants a big… Recently, Governor Kay Ivey forced the resignation of the secretary of Alabama’s Department of Early Childhood Education, Dr. Barbara Cooper, for allowing the … April is Earth Month — and this year’s awareness efforts come just weeks after the release of the latest international report that paints a dire picture of the… Expanding higher education access for undocumented students isn’t just a matter of lifting restrictions on college enrollment and financial aid. To help undocu… WASHINGTON — Amid a pandemic-era surge in school gun violence coupled with increased reports of behavioral problems with students, lawmakers and school leaders… While we await the Supreme Court’s decision on the legality of student debt cancelation, the threats to President Biden’s executive order cancelling up to $20,… From about 1925-1961, Nannie Helen Burroughs, an educator and activist who started her own school in Washington, DC, required her students to take both an oral… Amid the fierce debate surrounding what should and should not be taught in classrooms, some far-right-leaning lawmakers have introduced legislation and taken s… The "parents rights" debate is an exercise in political bluster over substance. The recent introduction of the Parents Bill of Rights Act (HR 5) in the House o… A contentious debate about representation in our nation’s school curricula has been rumbling — and it goes beyond the current focus on the AP African American …Committed to advancing policies and practices to dismantle the racial and economic barriers embedded in the American education system
Join us in the fight for equity! Sign-up to receive the weekly Equity Express newsletter.
Ed Trust Is Disappointed by the Senate’s Actions to Dismantle the Biden Administration’s Student Debt Relief Plan
5 State Policy Recommendations Fostering STEM Aspirations for Students of Color in Middle School
Tennessee Students Advocate at the State Capitol
The Protecting Our Students in Schools Act and the Keeping All Students Safe Act Will Protect Students
Very Few Black Women Lead School Districts. These Superintendents Are Using the Power of Sisterhood to Change That
A School Environment Can Positively (or Negatively) Affect a Student’s Mental Health
INFOGRAPHIC: 5 Facts About Affirmative Action
INFOGRAPHIC: The Nepo Babies of Higher Ed
This Preschool Handbook is Essential to Early Learning — So Why Do Some States Want to Ban It?
Educators Speak Up About How to Teach Climate Change
Allowing All Undocumented Students to Get Driver’s and Professional Licenses Would Help Them Thrive
School Hardening Can Harm Students’ Social, Emotional, and Academic Development
The Latest Threat to Student Debt Cancellation
4 Ways Education Leaders Can Respond to Anti-Black Rhetoric
Censorship is About Power, Not People
What Parents Really Want: Less Politicking & More Attention to Students’ Academic & Mental Health Needs
Guess What? There’s Already Under-Representation in School Curricula
by Ed Trust
by Kristen Hengtgen
by Ed Trust
by Nancy Duchesneau and Blair Wriston
by Denise Forte
by Kristen Hengtgen
by Ali Procopio
by Ed Trust
by Wil Del Pilar and Reid Setzer
by Phelton Moss
