FY26 Federal Funding at Risk for America’s Schools
September 15, 2025 by EdTrust EdTrust has created an interactive tool that shows what’s at stake for states if the budget proposal from Trump or the House is adopted for school districts across the country, including high-poverty, urban, and rural districts
FY26 Budget: What’s at Stake for Students, Schools, & Higher Education
September 15, 2025 by EdTrust The President, the House, and the Senate all have budget proposals for this fiscal year (FY). Find out which budget does more harm to students and families
The Federal Freeze of $660 Million in TRIO Funding Dashes Millions of Students’ College Dreams
September 15, 2025 by Mandla Deskins TRIO creates a pipeline for students from middle and high school to college & career. So, the sudden $600M freeze is devastating
The Federal Freeze of $660 Million in TRIO Funding Stymies Students From Accessing and Completing College
September 15, 2025 by EdTrust Statement from Tramelle Howard, EdTrust in Louisiana, State Director
Statement from Denise Forte, President and CEO of EdTrust, and Alexza Barajas Clark, Executive Director of EdTrust-Tennessee, on the Trump Administration’s Cancellation of Grants Supporting Minority-Serving Institutions
September 11, 2025 by EdTrust Colleges and universities will lose key resources to expand access and opportunity for students of color
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 Iowa’s ESEA Waiver Request
September 03, 2025 by EdTrust Educational equity and civil rights organizations joint public comment on Iowa’s Draft Unified Allocation Plan and Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver request
House Bill Mimics Destructive Trump Education Cuts
September 02, 2025 by EdTrust Statement from Augustus Mays, vice president for Partnerships and Engagement for EdTrust, on the Fiscal Year 2026 House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill
EdTrust Comment on Upcoming Negotiated Rulemaking
August 28, 2025 by EdTrust This comment contains EdTrust’s recommendations for the upcoming negotiated rulemaking implementing several provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act