Statement from Denise Forte, President and CEO of EdTrust, and Alexza Barajas Clark, Executive Director of EdTrust-Tennessee, on the Trump Administration’s Cancellation of Grants Supporting Minority-Serving Institutions
September 11, 2025 by EdTrust Colleges and universities will lose key resources to expand access and opportunity for students of color
Joint Comment on Oklahoma’s ESSA Assessment Waiver Request
September 09, 2025 by EdTrust Educational equity and civil rights organizations joint public comment on Oklahoma’s draft request for a waiver from Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requirements
Joint Comment to U.S. Department of Education on Their Proposed Changes to 2025-26 and 2027-28 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC)
September 09, 2025 by EdTrust 35 organizations share feedback with the Department of Education on CRDC data collection
Joint Comment on Iowa’s ESEA Waiver Request
September 03, 2025 by EdTrust Educational equity and civil rights organizations joint public comment on Iowa’s Draft Unified Allocation Plan and Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver request
House Bill Mimics Destructive Trump Education Cuts
September 02, 2025 by EdTrust Statement from Augustus Mays, vice president for Partnerships and Engagement for EdTrust, on the Fiscal Year 2026 House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill
EdTrust Comment on Upcoming Negotiated Rulemaking
August 28, 2025 by EdTrust This comment contains EdTrust’s recommendations for the upcoming negotiated rulemaking implementing several provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Joint Comment on Indiana’s Proposed A-F School Accountability System
August 27, 2025 by EdTrust Educational equity and civil rights organizations submitted a joint public comment on Indiana’s proposed A-F school accountability system regulations
Joint Comment on Indiana’s Draft ESSA Waiver Application
August 27, 2025 by EdTrust Educational equity and civil rights organizations submitted a joint public comment on Indiana’s draft waiver application regarding Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requirements
Joint Comment on the Secretary’s Supplemental Priority on Artificial Intelligence in Education
August 21, 2025 by EdTrust Public comment on the 30-day public notice from the Department of Education (ED) regarding the proposed Secretary’s Supplemental Priority on advancing artificial intelligence in education