Topic: Advocacy

EdTrust Comment on IPEDS Data Collection

December 16, 2025 by EdTrust

EdTrust comments on the revised information collection request proposing to add the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey component to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

How the Elimination of Grad PLUS Loans and Classification of Professional Degrees Harm Women and Students of Color

files December 16, 2025 by Sandra Perez, Brianna Huynh

OBBBA’s new regulations impose a lifetime limit on all federal student loans, including undergraduate. This means many students may reach their borrowing limit before completing their degree

The State of Math Instruction: Equity, Access, and Outcomes

files December 16, 2025 by EdTrust-Massachusetts

This research brief illuminates two foundational pillars of effective math education in Massachusetts: the adoption and implementation of high-quality math curricula, and the availability of educators capable of delivering rigorous and engaging math instruction

New EdTrust in MA Brief Highlights Critical Gaps in Massachusetts Math Instruction

newspaper December 16, 2025 by EdTrust-Massachusetts

Unequal Access to High-Quality Curricula, Growing Achievement Gaps, and the Urgent Need for Better Teacher Training

Literacy Unlocked Webinar Series

article-cropped video December 08, 2025 by EdTrust

A webinar series discussing how family partnerships, support for older readers, and access to diverse, representative materials fuel resource equity in literacy reform efforts

How Trump 2.0 Upended Education Research and Statistics in One Year

article-cropped December 03, 2025 by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report

Decades of carefully built infrastructure aimed at improving and tracking how American children learn vanished in an ideological attack

The Great American Heist Comes for Student-Parents: Why Moving CCAMPIS Is a Direct Attack on College Access

article-cropped December 02, 2025 by Jinann Bitar

CCAMPIS is the only federal program that helps low-income student-parents access child care so they can complete college. The Trump administration is sabotaging it

Reported Support of “Patriotic Education” By Teachers Needs More Investigation

article-cropped November 24, 2025 by Ivy Morgan

An EdWeek article cites flawed research on what type of history teachers, parents, and Americans want their children to learn

80+ Civil Rights and Education Organizations’ Joint Statement on the Illegal Transferring of Key Roles and Responsibilities from the U.S. Department of Education

November 20, 2025 by EdTrust

Civil rights and education organizations denounce the unlawful transfer of critical U.S. Department of Education offices and responsibilities to other federal agencies