Topic: Students We Serve

The State of Funding Equity Data Tool

October 28, 2026 by EdTrust

Understanding where funding gaps persist in your state is the first step toward holding leaders accountable for shortchanging students. Use this tool to explore EdTrust’s latest analysis of school funding equity across the country

How Michigan Can Better Protect Undocumented Students

article-cropped October 21, 2026 by Jeff Cobb

The Trump administration continues to target immigrant and undocumented students through ICE presence on campuses and continued attacks on Plyler v. Doe

Education is on the Ballot. So are the Choices That Shape Students’ Lives

article-cropped October 08, 2026 by Ciara Hart

Questions every voter should ask candidates before heading to the polls

A Student-Parent’s Long Drive Home, to be a Determined College Student and a Father

article-cropped September 25, 2026 by Benjamin Villegas-Brockie

On fatherhood, reentry, and what higher education asks student-parents to carry and the sacrifices they make

I Was a First-Generation College Student. My Kids Will Not Be

article-cropped September 25, 2026 by Omari Amili

The road to college success from a Justice Fellow who was formerly incarcerated and a student-parent facing multiple obstacles. Nevertheless, he persisted

Parents Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between Their Child and an Inequitable Education System

September 24, 2026 by EdTrust

The choices families make are personal. The conditions that force those choices are not. EdTrust examines what it will take to build a public education system that works for every student

There’s No Right Choice in a Broken Education System

article-cropped September 24, 2026 by Letisha Marrero

Parents have to make tough decisions when it comes to their child’s education. Some have a choice. But many Black and Latino parents don’t. Here’s one mom’s story of sacrifice

Three Generations. Three Choices. One Reason: A Good Education

article-cropped September 24, 2026 by Ameshia Cross

From the South to Chicago, one family’s determined quest to provide an excellent education for their child

Black Parents Should Not Have to Choose Between Tutoring and Therapy

article-cropped September 23, 2026 by Augustus Mays

The impossible choices Black families make reveal what America must transform