Events
In our mission to promote high academic achievement for all students at all levels, we host events around the country to learn from, inform, and empower educators, advocates, parents, and policy makers.
Check out any of our upcoming events, or browse back through our past events for summaries and available materials.
Upcoming Events
Communication for Fierce Advocacy: EdTrust Webinar Training Series for Educators of Color
Equity-Driven • Data-Centered • Student-Focused
BREAKOUT SESSION: Federal Education Policy & Advocacy Opportunities in 2021
It has been over one year since the COVID-19 pandemic changed our education system as we know it in almost an instant. During that same timeframe, Congress act…
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. In this session, participants will learn about wh…
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 meeting the needs of our youngest…
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 B. King Jr. and Karen L. Mapp about the importance of …
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Focus on the 87th Texas Legislative Session – Equity Matters Bootcamp
During both days of Ed Trust’s virtual Bootcamp on April 14-15, we focused our time together as Texas advocates on key bills headed into the final weeks of the…
BREAKOUT SESSION: Unfinished Learning: A Crisis with a Solution
In this session, participants will learn about strategies to solve unfinished learning including: Intensive tutoring, extended learning time, and the importanc…
BREAKOUT SESSION: Re-Imagining Outcomes-Based Funding: Using Metrics to Foster Higher Education Equity
State leaders have been revising the formulas that determine how funding is distributed among the colleges in their states, with more than 30 states adopting o…
BREAKOUT SESSION: Building an Omni Channel Advocacy Strategy
In this session, participants will understand how to build an omni channel advocacy campaign to create an echo chamber of information and action surrounding ca…
BREAKOUT SESSION: A Natural Fit: After-school Staff of Color in Teacher Pipelines
We will host a workshop in collaboration with ExpandED Schools to share findings from a recent report on how to support afterschool workers to become teachers.…
PLENARY: Welcome: It Takes a Village – Working with Communities to Re-Engage Students
Welcome to the The Education Trust's April 2021 Equity Matters Bootcamp, featuring performance from The LB Landry Black Box Ensemble and members of The Marchin…
What the American Rescue Plan Means for Education & Equity
The American Rescue Plan Act includes unprecedented resources to bolster education funding and safeguards to prevent states from redirecting public investment …
School Funding Policy in Challenging Times: Tools for Advocates & Policymakers
As states and school districts across the country face significant financial challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to ensure decisionmakers and advo…
Supporting Student Success in Higher Education in the Time of COVID-19
On May 19, Ed Trust’s hosted a webinar on supporting student success in higher education in the time of COVID-19. As colleges have moved courses online, many s…
Helping All Students Access Learning Opportunities During School Closures
On May 7th, The Education Trust, Digital Promise, the Migration Policy Institute, and the National Center for Learning Disabilities co-hosted a webinar on Help…
Hill Briefing: Black Student Debt
Did you miss our event? No worries you can watch a recording of the live stream below. Enjoy! JTNDc2NyaXB0JTIwdHlwZSUzRCUyN3RleHQlMkZqYXZhc2NyaXB0JTI3JTIwc3…
Hill Briefing: Accountability for Student Success in Higher Education
As Congress looks to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, questions remain as to how to hold institutions of higher education accountable for promoting studen…
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Hidden Heroes: Building a Diverse Educator Workforce
In July 2019, Ed Trust gathered more than 70 educators of color from across the country in Baltimore to participate in our three-day convening, Hidden Heroes: …
Social Mobility, Race, and Higher Education
The TIAA Institute and The Education Trust hosted a fast-paced, interactive event in Washington, D.C., focused on social mobility, race, and higher education. …
Educational Justice: Centering the Voices and Experiences of Incarcerated Individuals
High-quality education in prison has the power to change the lives of those who are incarcerated. Yet all too often, those who are justice-impacted are absent …
Finding the Money for School Improvement: ESSA’s Resource Allocation Reviews
Implementing school improvement strategies will require districts to rethink how they use resources — money, people, and time. Watch this pre-recorded webinar …