Topic: Advocacy

EdTrust’s comment on the final Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability Regulation

The Trump administration is trying to control what’s taught in classrooms

Educational equity and civil rights organizations submit joint public comment on Arkansas' draft Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver requests

Proposed federal graduate loan limits threaten to hit low-income students and students of color the hardest, potentially shutting thousands out of advanced degree pathways or forcing them into the costly private loan market to fill the gap

Statement from EdTrust on the Senate Hearing regarding the FY27 Budget Request for the Dept. of Education

Texas’ latest teacher workforce data offers an early look at how the state’s educator pipeline may be shifting. While it is still too soon to draw sweeping conclusions about the long-term impact of recent policy changes, the new numbers point to encouraging movement in teacher attrition, certification, and hiring trends

We urge Congress to consider these policies and funding levels to ensure every student has access to the resources they need to learn, grow, and thrive

The president’s budget request contradicts the recommendations in its “Reimagining IES” report, which calls for strengthening education data and research — not gutting them

Because Washington, D.C. lacks full local control and remains subject to federal decisions, shifts in federal policy can disproportionately affect its schools, creating heightened uncertainty for students, families, and educators and reinforcing the need for greater local authority