What’s Next for the Class of 2026? High School Seniors Reflect on College, Careers, and Feeling Ready for the Future
June 10, 2026 by Gabriela Montell High school seniors discuss life after graduation — including selecting colleges, managing costs, and the support systems that have prepared them.
Massachusetts Poll Shows College Interest Slipping Amid Growing Gaps in Readiness and Access
June 10, 2026 by EdTrust-Massachusetts 
House Proposal Would Slash Ed Investment
June 04, 2026 by EdTrust Statement from EdTrust on the House’s FY27 Labor-HHS-ED appropriations bill
Unlocking Students’ Pathways to College & Career Part 2
May 27, 2026 by EdTrust Part 2 of the two-part series dives deeper and explore what it looks like when pathways work
EdTrust Comment on Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability Regulation
May 20, 2026 by EdTrust EdTrust’s comment on the final Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability Regulation
Unlocking Students’ Pathways to College & Career Part 1
May 20, 2026 by EdTrust An honest look at how unclear pathways are leaving graduates unprepared for what comes next
An Education Worthy of Our Democracy
May 18, 2026 by Denise Forte Denise Forte’s Commencement Address to the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, Class of 2026
How Federal Graduate Loan Limits Will Impact Borrowers and Shift Pressures to States
May 05, 2026 by Tihirah Ruffin, Noppakan Sirikul, Tionna Ellis, Brianna Huynh 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
Second Chances Require Investment — Not Contradiction
April 30, 2026 by William Freeman III Access to education during incarceration is one of the most reliable pathways to economic stability after release