New York

EdTrust–New York is a statewide education policy and advocacy organization focused first and foremost on doing right by New York’s children. Although many organizations speak up for the adults employed by schools and colleges, we advocate for students, especially those whose needs and potential are often overlooked.

West

EdTrust–West is committed to dismantling the racial and economic barriers embedded in the California education system. Through our research and advocacy, EdTrust-West engages diverse communities dedicated to education equity and justice and increases political and public will to build an education system where students of color and multilingual learners, especially those experiencing poverty, will thrive.

Massachusetts

The Education Trust team in Massachusetts convenes and supports the Massachusetts Education Equity Partnership (MEEP), a collective effort of more than 20 social justice, civil rights and education organizations from across the Commonwealth working together to promote educational equity for historically underserved students in our state’s schools.

Topic: Awareness Campaigns

Father reading to his son during drop-off at a childcare center on a college campus.

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

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

Advocacy

Higher Education

Students We Serve

A jigsaw puzzle representation of the American flag

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

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

P-12

Advocacy

Multiethnic group of students talking with instructor in a classroom on a college campus.

Raising the Cost of Borrowing, Reducing Access: How the One Big Beautiful Bill Reshapes Financial Aid and Repayment

November 06, 2025 by Victoria Jackson

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) cuts key federal financial aid programs for undergraduate and graduate students and consumer protections for student loan repayment

Advocacy

Higher Education

Hispanic female adjusting her graduation cap

Shutting the Doors of Opportunity in Higher Education

September 17, 2025 by Roxanne Garza

During a shadow hearing, students and borrowers, most of whom were the first in their family to attend college, testified about their worries of how they would pay off their student loans

Advocacy

Students We Serve

Higher Education

Graphic of a person carrying a massive bag leaking cash on their shoulder. Caption says Protecting Students and Families from Education Funding Cuts. Stop the #GreatAmericanHeist

The Great American Heist

August 15, 2025 by EdTrust

EdTrust is sounding the alarm about The Great American Heist — the largest transfer of wealth in U.S. history that affects everyone — that’s happening right in front of our eyes

Advocacy

Denise Forte seated and speaking to a microphone with people seated next to her

Robbing Our Students’ Futures: The Indefensible Attacks on Public Education

July 24, 2025 by Denise Forte

We call on Congress to act with bipartisan spirit and authority to end the Great American Heist and to force the administration to fund fully public education

Advocacy

P-12