Topic: Black & Latino Students

Getting To & Through College in the Time of Trump

article-cropped June 04, 2025 by Gabriela Montell

A student at a private university in Colorado describes her academic journey and how this administration’s policies are impacting students and campus life at her college

Reimagining Education Using Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) to Uplift Student Voice & Advocate for Change

article-cropped April 30, 2025 by Karena Escalante, Ph.D.

EdTrust’s new student-centered initiative aims to advance equity and center student voices to help develop innovative solutions to issues in their schools and communities

Students of Color, Children from Low-Income Backgrounds Bear Brunt of Climate Crisis

newspaper April 22, 2025 by EdTrust

New EdTrust report shows the link between environmental justice and education equity

Why Environmental Justice Is Educational Justice

Without education and action on climate change, students of color and students from low-income backgrounds will bear the brunt of its effects

Erasing Opportunity: How Trump’s Education Policies Harm Black College Students

article-cropped March 10, 2025 by Iyana Moore

The Trump administration’s policies have reversed the advancements made, putting Black students at increased risk

McMahon’s “Final Mission” Speech is Full of Lies About Education

article-cropped March 05, 2025 by Carolyn Phenicie

Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, calls for dismantling the Department of Education, the agency she is supposed to lead

The Majority of Students in the U.S. are Children of Color. Their Teachers Should Represent Them

February 18, 2025 by EdTrust

Statement from EdTrust on the Department of Education’s $600 Million Cuts to Teacher Training Grants

The Department of Education’s Efforts to Ban DEI is a Perversion of the Civil Rights Act

article-cropped February 18, 2025 by Eric Duncan, J.D.

It’s unfathomable that the Civil Rights Act is being invoked to ban DEI and denounce “reverse racism” by the Department of Education

Students Are Not Being “Indoctrinated”— They Are Learning to Navigate the World

article-cropped February 13, 2025 by Lisa Lazare

In a divisive political climate, helping students confront racism and see the world beyond their personal experiences is critical