Events

In our mission to advocate for a high-quality education for all students, pre-K through college, EdTrust hosts events to inform, empower, and learn from policymakers, educators, advocates, and families.

Here, you can learn about our upcoming events or browse through our past events for summaries, videos, and related materials.

29 Apr
10:15 AM

Day 2 Plenary: Funding Our Children’s Future: Messaging Guidance to Build Momentum in 2022 and Beyond

The last few years have dramatically shifted how the public views our education system, necessitating research and messaging…
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11 May
03:00 PM

On Background: School Finance Context for (Almost) Any Education Story

Join The Education Trust’s Zahava Stadler for a tutorial on FundEd, a national database of all states’ K-12…
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03 Aug
06:00 PM

Student Debt Crisis and Its Impact on Black Women

Americans owe a whopping $1.75 trillion in student debt and counting. The disparities in student debt and student…
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28 Apr
12:00 PM

Day 1 Lunch Plenary: “News! News! News! How to Be Part of It?”

As advocates, we’re trying to get the attention of members of the media and shape narratives to better…
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15 Apr

BREAKOUT SESSION: A Necessary Tool: Utilizing the Higher Ed Immigration Portal to Improve Educational Equity for Undocumented and Other Immigrant Students

In this session, participants will get an overview of a new tool from the Presidents Alliance, which maps…
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14 Oct
03:00 PM

Youth Organizing in Real Time

In this session, participants will learn about student organizing as a vital lever for systems change, at federal…
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15 Apr

BREAKOUT SESSION: Relationships Matter: How to Build and Maintain Relationships with Reporters

Cultivating relationships with the media can feel like a daunting task for advocates trying to juggle it all.…
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15 Apr

BREAKOUT SESSION: Dismantling Systemic Racism in Early Care and Education

States are receiving an unprecedented amount of funding for early care and education while facing unprecedented challenges in…
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15 Apr

PLENARY: Centering Families in Reimagining Education

On day two of Ed Trust’s April 2021 Equity Matters Bootcamp, we started with a conversation between John…
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