Topic: Students We Serve

Getting To & Through College: How Emergency Aid Helped a College Student in Baltimore

article-cropped August 19, 2026 by Gabriela Montell

A student shares how emergency aid helped him stay in college after unexpected medical bills strained his budget

New Massachusetts Poll Finds That Students Who Need the Most Support Face the Steepest Barriers to Safety, Mental Health, and Regular Attendance

newspaper August 19, 2026 by EdTrust-Massachusetts

Parents report persistent disparities in safety, mental health, and attendance — including heightened concerns about school safety and immigration enforcement among multilingual families

Ignoring Race Does Not Make School Discipline Race Neutral. It Makes Inequities Harder to Confront

August 18, 2026 by EdTrust

Black students have long faced some of the harshest discipline in our nation's schools. The Department of Education’s new guidance restricting consideration of race in school discipline will have dire consequences

Closest to the Problem, Closest to the Solution: Five Years of the Justice Fellows Policy Program

article-cropped August 12, 2026 by Duke Cruz Dela Rosa

In 2021, EdTrust launched the Justice Fellows Policy Program to give justice-impacted students a voice to help shape higher education policy and become leaders

As Immigration Enforcement Pushes Students Out of Classrooms, EdTrust Expands its Portfolio

newspaper July 28, 2026 by EdTrust

EdTrust acquires the National Newcomer Network, a coalition of 500+ educators, researchers, and advocates, to strengthen national efforts to ensure all students can learn, belong, and succeed

How States Can Strengthen Basic Needs Supports for College Students

article-cropped July 21, 2026 by Paulina Fraser

In an increasingly unaffordable economy, it’s a harsh reality that food insecurity continues to impact young people far after they leave the classroom. States can do more to fill the gaps

Private Student Lending Threatens a National Promise

article-cropped July 20, 2026 by Denise Forte

Rather than addressing the root causes of rising college costs or strengthening financial aid, the Trump administration is abandoning students of color and students from low-income backgrounds by shifting the burden of paying for higher education onto private student loans

How Graduate Education Loan Limits Will Hurt Students With Disabilities

article-cropped July 17, 2026 by Jenna Maree P. Wong

New graduate loan caps ignore disability-related costs, and could force many to choose between graduate school, private debt, and meeting basic needs

New Report Finds Massachusetts Fails to Meet the Literacy Needs of Thousands of Adolescents, But Bright Spots Show It’s Possible

newspaper July 16, 2026 by EdTrust-Massachusetts

Despite the state’s top national ranking, about half of middle and high schoolers lack the support needed to read at grade level