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
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
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
June 03, 2025 by Brianna Huynh The Trump administration’s cuts to federal research grants would kill American innovation and economic growth
VIDEO: Trump’s Chaotic Carnival Ride for Students
June 02, 2025 by EdTrust Ever since Donald Trump took office on January 20, 2025, he and his administration have enacted harmful education policies that put our nation’s students at risk
The Next Threat to Education: Congress’ Budget Reconciliation
April 14, 2025 by EdTrust Here’s what families, advocates, and education leaders need to know — and what we can do about it