Topic: Students We Serve

Getting To & Through College in the Time of Trump

article-cropped June 04, 2025 by Gabriela Montell

A student at a private university in Colorado describes her academic journey and how this administration’s policies are impacting students and campus life at her college

The Hidden Costs of School Voucher Programs: A Community’s Story

article-cropped May 28, 2025 by Nadia Taylor

A teacher in DC has seen firsthand how school voucher programs can unravel the very fabric of a community and leave students behind

Preserving Educational Opportunity in an Era of Fiscal Scrutiny: The Stakes for HBCUs and Their Students

article-cropped May 27, 2025 by Ivory Toldson

Discussions about federal priorities and fiscal decisions can reshape higher education access and affordability for generations

Student Advocacy in Action — Texas Capitol Recap

article-cropped May 16, 2025 by Andrea Thurston

On April 23rd, student fellows supported by TX PACE, EdTrust, Breakthrough Central Texas, Young Invincibles, Every Texan, and IDRA gathered in Austin, TX for the Student Advocacy in Action Convening

How Dismantling the Department of Education Threatens Higher Education Access for Incarcerated Students

article-cropped May 09, 2025 by William Freeman III, Aaron T. Kinzel

It would have a grave impact on justice-impacted students, who rely on crucial financial aid and grants and federal oversight of prison education programs

More Credits, Less Aid: A Formula for Making College Unaffordable

article-cropped May 08, 2025 by Jinann Bitar

Requiring 30 credits for full Pell aid sounds like reform—but it’s actually a funding cut with steep consequences for students and colleges

Reimagining Education Using Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) to Uplift Student Voice & Advocate for Change

article-cropped April 30, 2025 by Karena Escalante, Ph.D.

EdTrust’s new student-centered initiative aims to advance equity and center student voices to help develop innovative solutions to issues in their schools and communities

Getting To & Through College: Notes From a College Student in Boston

article-cropped April 25, 2025 by Gabriela Montell

A student talks about his love for the law, what led him to Boston, the challenges he’s faced, and how the administration’s policies are impacting students

Maine is Protecting Trans Students. More States Should Follow Their Lead

article-cropped April 24, 2025 by George Bowles

The Trump administration has made itself clear: they want the wholesale erasure of transgender people from public life