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EdTrust in Texas advocates for an equitable education for Black and Latino students and students from low-income backgrounds across the state. We believe in centering the voices of Texas students and families as we work alongside them for the better future they deserve.

Midwest

Our mission is to close the gaps in opportunity and achievement that disproportionately impact students who are the most underserved, with a particular focus on Black and Latino/a students and students from low-income backgrounds.

New York

EdTrust–New York is a statewide education policy and advocacy organization focused first and foremost on doing right by New York’s children. Although many organizations speak up for the adults employed by schools and colleges, we advocate for students, especially those whose needs and potential are often overlooked.

Tennessee

EdTrust-Tennessee advocates for equitable education for historically-underserved students across the state. We believe in centering the voices of Tennessee students and families as we work alongside them for the future they deserve.

West

EdTrust–West is committed to dismantling the racial and economic barriers embedded in the California education system. Through our research and advocacy, EdTrust-West engages diverse communities dedicated to education equity and justice and increases political and public will to build an education system where students of color and multilingual learners, especially those experiencing poverty, will thrive.

Louisiana

The Education Trust in Louisiana works to promote educational equity for historically underserved students in the Louisiana’s schools. We work alongside students, families, and communities to build urgency and collective will for educational equity and justice.

Texas

EdTrust in Texas advocates for an equitable education for historically-underserved students across the state. We believe in centering the voices of Texas students and families as we work alongside them for the better future they deserve.

Washington

EdTrust in Washington advocates for an equitable education for historically-underserved students across the state. We believe in centering the voices of Washington students and families as we work alongside them for the better future they deserve.

Massachusetts

The Education Trust team in Massachusetts convenes and supports the Massachusetts Education Equity Partnership (MEEP), a collective effort of more than 20 social justice, civil rights and education organizations from across the Commonwealth working together to promote educational equity for historically underserved students in our state’s schools.

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Re-Imagining Outcomes-Based Funding

April 01, 2021 by Kayla C. Elliott, Lawrence Haynes, Tiffany Jones

College students, staff, and faculty all across the country are demanding greater racial and socioeconomic justice in higher education,…

Graphic of two teachers in different classrooms teaching diverse groups of students

How Dual Enrollment Programs Can Help Close Equity Gaps in Louisiana

March 29, 2021 by EdTrust

Inequitable policies, practices, and systems make college and career opportunities inaccessible for many students who wish to engage in more advanced coursework, while often leaving those students who manage to matriculate woefully underprepared for success...,

Female graduate students posing for group photo

Using Professional Judgment in Financial Aid to Advance Racial Justice & Equity

December 03, 2020 by Tiffany Jones, Jaime Ramirez-Mendoza

Public higher education has long been unaffordable for many students, especially for Black and Latino students, who have substantially…

Higher Education

Right Direction. Miles to Go.

November 17, 2020 by EdTrust

Over the past few years, Washington has experienced significant job growth — so much so that Washington had the…

Education Equity

A Promise Worth Keeping

October 21, 2020 by Tiffany Jones, Jaime Ramirez-Mendoza, Victoria Jackson

Free college programs have been around for some time, but they have proliferated in recent years, prompted by rising…

Higher Education

“And they cared”: How to Create Better, Safer Learning Environments for Girls of Color

August 20, 2020 by Kayla Patrick, Adaku Onyeka-Crawford, Nancy Duchesneau

All across the country, girls of color are excluded from school for subjective offenses like these, missing out on…

Students We Serve

Social, Emotional and Academic Development

Segregation Forever?

Segregation Forever?

July 21, 2020 by Andrew Howard Nichols

While the COVID-19 pandemic and the police killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Rayshard Brooks have shined a…

Higher Education

Hard Truths

January 15, 2020 by Tiffany Jones, Andrew Howard Nichols

Despite the popular belief that affirmative action gives Black and Latino students an unfair advantage, these students are still…

Higher Education

Inequities in Advanced Coursework

January 09, 2020 by Kayla Patrick, Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D., Ivy Morgan

Black and Latino students across the country experience inequitable access to advanced coursework opportunities. They are locked out of…

Education Equity