Tag: Great American Heist

EdTrust Statement: On Independence Day, Trump Signs Away the American Dream

July 04, 2025 by EdTrust

The so-called ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is a cruel, calculated effort to strip students and working families of education, healthcare, and economic mobility

EdTrust Statement: This Bill Isn’t Beautiful — It’s a Heist: Congressional Budget Plan Guts Education, Punishes Communities, Families, and Students

July 03, 2025 by EdTrust

Congressional passage of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” marks a devastating moment for students, working families, and the future of public education and economic mobility in this country

The Great American Heist Comes for College Athletes: How Congress is Robbing Students of Opportunity

article-cropped June 27, 2025 by Eddie Comeaux

Division I college athletes seem successful. But many athletes struggle to cover basic living expenses. Limiting Pell Grants would make things worse

The Great American Heist: Taxing Education, Not Billionaires or Corporations

article-cropped June 18, 2025 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D.

The latest House budget reconciliation bill sends a deeply troubling message

The Great American Heist Comes for Science: How NSF Cuts Threaten Our R&D Future

article-cropped June 03, 2025 by Brianna Huynh

The Trump administration’s cuts to federal research grants would kill American innovation and economic growth

The Next Threat to Education: Congress’ Budget Reconciliation

compass April 14, 2025 by EdTrust

Here’s what families, advocates, and education leaders need to know — and what we can do about it