How Dismantling the Department of Education Threatens Higher Education Access for Incarcerated Students
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
Requiring 30 credits for full Pell aid sounds like reform—but it’s actually a funding cut with steep consequences for students and colleges
Fear, Cuts, and Consequences: What Trump’s First 100 Days Mean for Massachusetts and Other States
For Massachusetts, a state grounded in values of ensuring all residents feel welcome, protected, and have equitable opportunities to thrive, the president’s agenda is devastating
Honoring the Teachers Who Sparked Our Dreams
Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week and we at EdTrust want to pause and honor the teachers who first sparked our dreams
Reimagining Education Using Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) to Uplift Student Voice & Advocate for Change
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
How the Trump Administration Is Attacking Data and Research
Scaling back education data collections like NAEP and ERIC that help make schools better is another step that this administration is taking in the wrong direction
Getting To & Through College: Notes From a College Student in Boston
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
The Trump administration has made itself clear: they want the wholesale erasure of transgender people from public life
From Protectors to Persecutors: How Florida Universities Are Failing Their Students by Partnering with ICE
By collaborating with ICE, universities are not only abdicating their responsibility but also contributing to an environment of fear, uncertainty, and victimization