Joint Statement on OESE/OCR Cuts
October 22, 2025 by EdTrust Advocates reiterate calls to reverse layoffs of Department of Education employees
Joint Comment opposing the Department’s proposal to remove the Significant Disproportionality data collection
October 22, 2025 by EdTrust Eleven organizations share feedback opposing the U.S. Department of Education’s proposal to remove the Significant Disproportionality data collection from Section V of the Annual State Application under Part B of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Joint Comment on Redesigning IES
October 16, 2025 by EdTrust Twelve organizations share feedback with the Department of Education regarding the redesign of the Institute for Education Sciences
EdTrust Comment on Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) Survey Proposal
October 14, 2025 by EdTrust Letter submitted in response to the Department of Education’s (ED) proposed addition of the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey component to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
The Educational Aide Exemption Program: A Missing Link to Increase Texas’ Teacher Pipeline
October 13, 2025 by EdTrust-Texas Texas is facing a dire teacher shortage, yet most classroom-ready educational aides remain locked out of pathways to certification
Chronic Absenteeism
October 09, 2025 by EdTrust EdTrust created an interactive package designed to equip policymakers, advocates, and education leaders with policy analyses, guidance, and insight
Joint Comment to U.S. Department of Education on Their Proposed Changes to 2025-26 and 2027-28 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC)
September 09, 2025 by EdTrust 35 organizations share feedback with the Department of Education on CRDC data collection
Joint Comment on the Secretary’s Supplemental Priority on Artificial Intelligence in Education
August 21, 2025 by EdTrust Public comment on the 30-day public notice from the Department of Education (ED) regarding the proposed Secretary’s Supplemental Priority on advancing artificial intelligence in education
Trump’s Admissions Data Order Threatens to Roll Back Decades of Hard-Fought Progress
August 08, 2025 by EdTrust EdTrust warns directive will weaponize transparency to attack diversity and equity in higher education