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 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
Cuts to Child Care Aid Threaten Student-Parents Already Struggling to Pay for College
September 09, 2025 by EdTrust New EdTrust report shows student-parents at community colleges are at risk of being pushed out of higher education
Supporting Student-Parents at Two-Year Colleges: Addressing the Affordability Gap
September 09, 2025 by Student-parents at community colleges pay at least $13,000 more per year, on average, than their peers without children once the full cost of attendance is factored in, an EdTrust brief finds
Getting To & Through College: Notes From a Graduate Student Pursuing Dual Degrees
September 04, 2025 by Gabriela Montell A first-gen Asian American student talks about his academic journey, career path, and challenges he’s faced while attending college
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
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
The Trump Administration’s Strategy to Influence Higher Education and What K-12 Schools Can Learn from It
August 07, 2025 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. For K-12 schools and districts, the Trump Administration’s attacks on Higher Ed serve as a warning of what could come