Topic: Education Equity

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

An EdTrust Mom Reflects on Returning to Work

article-cropped April 09, 2025 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D.

While navigating postpartum life and caring for her children during a rapidly changing America, EdTrust’s P-12 VP experiences heartbreak and hope

The Department of Education’s Newest Broken Promise: Cutting Pandemic Relief Funding

April 08, 2025 by EdTrust

The Dept of Ed is taking back $3 billion in pandemic relief funding that Congress already promised to states. What’s at stake?

How Emergency Relief Funding Helped Students Stay in College During the Pandemic

files April 03, 2025 by Sandra Perez, Jinann Bitar

Two EdTrust briefs paint a clearer picture of how federal emergency relief funding impacted college students and provide recommendations for improving future aid funding

I’m a Houston Teacher, and I Support Houston ISD’s Step Toward Excellence

article-cropped March 19, 2025 by Monica Hill

Embracing this change will help create a culture of growth, innovation, and success for all involved

Find Out How Much Federal Education Aid Your State Could Lose

March 13, 2025 by EdTrust

A 50-state scan of 2025 state budgets and the estimated new budget without federal education funding

The Impacts of the Los Angeles Wildfires: Lessons for Schools Nationwide

files March 11, 2025 by Kristen Hengtgen, Ph.D., Skye Grammas, Sarah Heine

Devastating wildfires in Southern California in early January 2025 were historic in scale and impact

EdTrust in Texas Takes Legal Action Urging Release of School Accountability Data

article-cropped March 07, 2025 by EdTrust in Texas

For two years, Texas families, educators, and communities have been left without access to critical A-F school accountability ratings