Topic: Students We Serve

How Emergency Relief Funding Helped Students Stay in College During the Pandemic

files April 03, 2025 by Sandra Perez, Jinann Bitar

Two EdTrust briefs paint a clearer picture of how federal emergency relief funding impacted college students and provide recommendations for improving future aid funding

How One Texas College Uses Effective Data-Driven Strategies to Support Student-Parents

article-cropped March 27, 2025 by Andrea Thurston, Sabreyna Reese

Student-parents have complicated lives. The College of Health Care Professions is meeting them where they are

Undocumented Students Are Living in Fear on College Campuses. The Effects of Campus Raids

article-cropped March 19, 2025 by Sayda Martinez-Alvarado

Amid ICE raids on college campuses, immigrant and undocumented students are living in fear for themselves and family members

Not All Schools Are Created Equal—Even in Wealthy Districts

article-cropped March 12, 2025 by Nan Field

She assumed that all the schools in her affluent county were well-resourced. Then she became a teacher

Press Conference on Dismantling the Department of Education

video March 11, 2025 by EdTrust

Highlights from a press conference held by EdTrust about a pending Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education

Erasing Opportunity: How Trump’s Education Policies Harm Black College Students

article-cropped March 10, 2025 by Iyana Moore

The Trump administration’s policies have reversed the advancements made, putting Black students at increased risk

McMahon’s “Final Mission” Speech is Full of Lies About Education

article-cropped March 05, 2025 by Carolyn Phenicie

Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, calls for dismantling the Department of Education, the agency she is supposed to lead

The Senate Confirmation of Linda McMahon: A Dire Threat to America’s Students

article-cropped video March 03, 2025 by Augustus Mays

The Senate confirmation of Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education marks a dangerous turning point for public education in America

How Students With Disabilities Will Suffer if the Department of Education is Closed

article-cropped March 03, 2025 by Eli Smolen

Dismantling the Department of Education will jeopardize the resources and supports students with disabilities need