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Profiles in Education Equity: Jaleesa Jones, East Baton Rouge Parish School System
October 20, 2021 by Ed Trust
Jaleesa Jones has been a Louisiana resident for over 13 years and has served the students in the East…
Jim Crow Debt
October 20, 2021 by Jalil Bishop and Jonathan Davis
Student debt has been a crisis for years, and the pandemic has only exacerbated matters for many borrowers. This…
Black Student Loan Borrowers: College Debt Is Lifetime Sentence That Widens Racial Wealth Gap
October 20, 2021 by Ed Trust
(WASHINGTON) – A new research brief from The Education Trust shows that the student debt crisis places an especially…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… The October 2021 Tennessee Public Charter School Commission Meeting
October 19, 2021 by Meili Powell
Watch the full meeting recording here, and see the complete agenda here.1. The Commission unanimously approved a resolution to…
Educator Diversity: Why It Matters & How to Make it Happen
Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Join Conra D. Gist (University of Houston) Travis J. Bristol (University of California – Berkeley), and Eric Duncan (The…
Build Back Better Act Is a Major Step Forward for Education Equity
October 15, 2021 by Reid Setzer
The Build Back Better Act contains several exciting and essential investments in early childhood education, school nutrition, higher education,…
Equity Lessons Learned from Schools in the Time of COVID
October 15, 2021 by Ed Trust
Education Resources for State LeadersTHE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR HAS BEEN A ROCKY ONE SO FAR. Across the country, many…
Ed Trust Calls on Policymakers to Close Long-Standing Opportunity Gaps
October 14, 2021 by Denise Forte
WASHINGTON – Today, Denise Forte, interim CEO at The Education Trust, issued the following statement on the release of…
Strong Relationships are the Key to Understanding Students’ Experiences
October 14, 2021 by Nancy Duchesneau
Everybody remembers their best teacher. Mine is Dr. M, my graduate advisor and forever mentor. She’s someone I felt…
Better Together: How to Bring More Authentic Voices to Your Advocacy Efforts
In this session, participants will learn how to incorporate the voices of students and parents in their advocacy and…
How Schools Can Support Refugee Families and Students
October 13, 2021 by Wing Yi (Winnie) Chan
The indelible images of Afghans hanging onto the wings of American airplanes at Kabul Airport and Haitians being whipped…
Joint Letter Supporting Inclusion of America’s College Promise in the Build Back Better Act
October 13, 2021 by Ed Trust
The Honorable Nancy PelosiSpeakerUS House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. 20510The Honorable Patty MurrayChairwomanSenate Health, Education, Labor, and Pens…