Trump’s Admissions Data Order Threatens to Roll Back Decades of Hard-Fought Progress
August 08, 2025 by EdTrust EdTrust warns directive will weaponize transparency to attack diversity and equity in higher education
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
Columbia and Brown’s Agreements to Share Student Data with the Trump Administration Aids and Abets a Racist Agenda
August 05, 2025 by EdTrust Statement from EdTrust President and CEO Denise Forte on Columbia and Brown’s agreements to share student data with the Trump administration
An Equitable Approach to Improving Literacy
July 29, 2025 by EdTrust How to ensure more equitable reading opportunities and outcomes for all students
What The Federal Voucher Program Means for Students in Your State
July 21, 2025 by Emily Young Now that a federal school voucher program has become law, here’s what it means for students in your state
Americans Need More Civic Knowledge
June 26, 2025 by Dominique McCord The lack of civic knowledge is preventable and begins in our schools, where civic education has been declining
Pandemic Relief Funds: Proof that Public Schools Need More Funding, Not Less
Some school districts exceeded their pre-pandemic achievement levels by using federal ESSER funding to implement programs that support student learning
Joint Comment on 2026 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
June 16, 2025 by EdTrust On behalf of the undersigned organizations working to advance civil rights and educational opportunity, we write to provide public comment on the 30-day public notice from the Department of Education (ED) regarding the 2026 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessment.
Climate Change is an Education Equity Issue — And Efforts to Mitigate it Are at Risk
June 02, 2025 by Jonathan Klein, Kristen Hengtgen Ending these tax credits for schools to make climate-friendly upgrades will force districts to make hard decisions about where to prioritize scarce resources