Topic: Advocacy

Joint Letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Regarding Monitoring & Enforcement of Federal Education Laws & Regulations

October 22, 2021 by EdTrust

Dear Secretary Cardona, First, our organizations would like to thank you for the passion and focus you have brought to your role as Secretary of Education. During your recent bus…

At a Glance: Texas’ Education Recovery Plan

September 30, 2021 by Jonathan Feinstein

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has provided three rounds of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding...

Public Comments by The Education Trust on U.S. Department of Education’s Learning Agenda for Fiscal Year 2022 to 2026

September 16, 2021 by EdTrust

Matthew Soldner Commissioner, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance & Evaluation Officer Institute of Education Sciences U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4160 Potomac Center…

All Texas Students Need Equitable Opportunities to Learn

September 13, 2021 by EdTrust

Throughout the 2021 Texas legislative sessions, Ed Trust has helped inform and activate thousands of Texans and nearly 100…

Educating in an Age of Censorship

article-cropped microphone August 27, 2021 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D.

The Unbearable Discomfort of History

article-cropped microphone August 20, 2021 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D.

87th Texas Legislature Regular Session Wrap Up

August 06, 2021 by EdTrust

The 2021 regular Texas legislative session marked The Education Trust’s first time “on the ground” during the state’s biennial…

Top 5 Higher Education Takeaways from the 87th Texas Legislature Regular Session

July 20, 2021 by Christopher Estrella-Ramirez

During our first legislative session “on the ground” in Texas, The Education Trust actively partnered within the Texas Postsecondary…

Tennessee Policymakers Should Use College Funding Levers to Enroll and Graduate More Black and Latino Students

article-cropped July 07, 2021 by Kiah Albritton

As policymakers and higher education leaders convene in Nashville this week to review Tennessee’s outcomes-based funding (OBF) formula for the state’s public colleges and universities, they should use this opportunity…