Topic: Federal Advocacy

Statement from EdTrust on the House’s FY27 Labor-HHS-ED appropriations bill

Education equity organizations joint comment on the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed changes to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR)

EdTrust’s comment on the final Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability Regulation

Proposed federal graduate loan limits threaten to hit low-income students and students of color the hardest, potentially shutting thousands out of advanced degree pathways or forcing them into the costly private loan market to fill the gap

Statement from EdTrust on the Senate Hearing regarding the FY27 Budget Request for the Dept. of Education

We urge Congress to consider these policies and funding levels to ensure every student has access to the resources they need to learn, grow, and thrive

The president’s budget request contradicts the recommendations in its “Reimagining IES” report, which calls for strengthening education data and research — not gutting them

This letter is submitted in response to the Department of Education’s proposed Workforce Pell Grant eligibility rules

Statement from EdTrust on the president’s FY27 budget