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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.
Building the Conditions for Student Success: An Advocacy Toolkit for State Policy and Institutional Action
September 08, 2026 by EdTrust Despite the ongoing threats to diversity, equity, and inclusion, college DEI programs are important for students of color to feel like they belong
Building Better Futures: 5 Policy Principles for Equitable College and Career Advising and Pathways
August 26, 2026 by EdTrust Every student deserves access to high-quality advising and pathways. This brief outlines five policy principles to expand opportunity and student success
Higher Education Policymakers Are Focused on Preparing Students for AI. They Should Also Focus on Protecting Them
August 24, 2026 by Jinann Bitar How will students be protected as AI becomes embedded throughout postsecondary education and training?
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The Latest PISA Results Reaffirm That We Must Address the Literacy Crisis
September 10, 2026 by Shayna Levitan The 2025 PISA results found that reading scores for U.S. students fell sharply from 2022. These latest results underscore the urgency of our nation’s literacy crisis
Massachusetts Cannot Solve Chronic Absenteeism if Students Are Afraid to Go to School
September 08, 2026 by Carolina Isabelle Machado Students can’t learn if they’re afraid to go to school. Here’s why the PROTECT Act is essential to attendance, learning, and student well-being
Tracking Students in Grade School Will Not Set Them Up for Success
August 26, 2026 by Aileen Ma Skilled trades are legitimate careers and a worthy target for college and career success. However, the idea that any child in grade school should be placed on a specific career pathway is absurd
Work-Study Didn’t Just Pay My Tuition. It Helped Rewrite My Future
August 24, 2026 by Jovanda Irving Federal Work-Study is more than financial aid. It’s an investment in college students’ futures by giving them real work experience
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Don’t Punish Schools for Expanding Opportunity for Students Traditionally Locked Out of Quality Education
September 03, 2026 by EdTrust Statement from Denise Forte, president and CEO of EdTrust, on the Trump administration’s proposed Treasury regulations targeting the tax-exempt status of schools and colleges that consider race in efforts to expand educational opportunity
New Massachusetts Poll Finds That Students Who Need the Most Support Face the Steepest Barriers to Safety, Mental Health, and Regular Attendance
August 19, 2026 by EdTrust-Massachusetts Parents report persistent disparities in safety, mental health, and attendance — including heightened concerns about school safety and immigration enforcement among multilingual families
Ignoring Race Does Not Make School Discipline Race Neutral. It Makes Inequities Harder to Confront
August 18, 2026 by EdTrust Black students have long faced some of the harshest discipline in our nation’s schools. The Department of Education’s new guidance restricting consideration of race in school discipline will have dire consequences
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