The Culture Wars Have Come to the Classroom. Now What?
November 03, 2022 by Denise Forte There are many problems roiling America’s public schools, including culture wars that have found their way into the classroom, school libraries and school board meetings over the past several months.…
If Book Bans Continue, What’s Left on the Classroom Shelf?
October 13, 2022 by Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. Over the past year, more than 4 million students have had their reading freedom curtailed due to book bans. A report by PEN American reveals that these students are educated…
Ensuring Whole Child Well-Being Through Social, Emotional, & Academic Development
October 05, 2022 by EdTrust 
The Case for Increasing School Safety by Investing in Student Mental Health
October 03, 2022 by Nancy Duchesneau Even as the nation still reels from the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas in May, gun violence continues to increase. And four years after the mass shooting…
Ed Trust is Pleased to See Evidence-Based Recommendations Accompany $1 Billion in Bipartisan Safer Communities Funds
September 16, 2022 by Denise Forte WASHINGTON – Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, released the following statement regarding yesterday’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Education about the disbursement of $1 billion in…
The Education Trust’s Comments on the U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Priorities for Mental Health Programs
August 26, 2022 by EdTrust Amy Banks U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E257 Washington DC, 20202 Earl Myers U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E244 Washington, DC 20202…
Black Women’s Mental Health and the Student Debt Crisis
August 05, 2022 by Letisha Marrero Any moment now, the Biden administration will announce its plan to forgive student debt as the moratorium on loan payments will expire at the end of this month. While mounting…