Build Back Better Act Is a Major Step Forward for Education Equity
October 15, 2021 by Reid Setzer The Build Back Better Act contains several exciting and essential investments in early childhood education, school nutrition, higher education, and educator preparation systems that would greatly improve and reshape how…
Joint Letter Supporting Inclusion of America’s College Promise in the Build Back Better Act
October 13, 2021 by EdTrust The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker US House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Patty Murray Chairwoman Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington,…
Lowering This Inequitable Hurdle to Affording College is a No-Brainer
October 09, 2021 by Brittani Williams While colleges and universities contemplate how they will evolve as a consequence of the pandemic, we believe one change certainly needs to happen before students even enroll. It’s time to…
Putting Pell Restoration, Building Tables, and Freeing Minds at the Forefront
September 17, 2021 by Patrick Rodriguez “Building a table” is a phrase on a lot of lips these days, as many organizations and companies embrace the need to include diverse groups of people in decision-making to…
The Biden-Harris Administration’s Education Agenda Takes Shape
June 08, 2021 by Reid Setzer UPDATE 7/28/21: The Biden-Harris administration has released this fact sheet detailing their educational equity policy goals, and The Education Trust is supportive of several priorities detailed within. We are happy…
Letter to U.S. Senate Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Letter
June 02, 2021 by EdTrust The Honorable Patty Murray Chairwoman Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Roy Blunt Ranking Member Senate Labor, Health and…
The Impact of George Floyd’s Murder: One Year Later
May 25, 2021 by Denise Forte George Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020, at the hands of Minneapolis police sparked a wave of protests against police violence and racial injustice around the U.S. Meanwhile, the pandemic…
Letter to the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee Regarding Proposed Funding Level for Fiscal Year 2022
May 06, 2021 by EdTrust The Honorable Rosa DeLauro Chairwoman House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Tom Cole Ranking Member House Labor, Health and…
Civil Rights Principles for Student Loan Debt Cancellation
April 18, 2021 by EdTrust The $1.7 trillion student loan crisis is crushing individuals, families, and our economy, and the weight of this burden is disproportionately borne by women and Black and Latino 1 borrowers. 2 This did not…