Type Of Content: Blog Post

States Fight Back Against the Department of Education

article-cropped July 15, 2025 by EdTrust

The Department of Ed froze nearly $7 billion in education funding, leaving schools around the country scrambling just before the new school year

Transforming P–12 Math Outcomes in the U.S. Requires Bold and Comprehensive Change

article-cropped July 15, 2025 by Amelia Malone

The future of our nation’s success depends on a mathematically literate society, yet only 10% of adults demonstrate mastery of basic math concepts

From the Classroom to Career: Why Math Education Matters More Than Ever

article-cropped July 08, 2025 by Joshua Parrish

Every child deserves to feel a sense of belonging in math classrooms

Student Story: Defunding AmeriCorps isn’t Very American

article-cropped June 30, 2025 by Jay M.

Slashing funding for AmeriCorps puts both elementary and college students at a disadvantage in their education

The Great American Heist Comes for College Athletes: How Congress is Robbing Students of Opportunity

article-cropped June 27, 2025 by Eddie Comeaux

Division I college athletes seem successful. But many athletes struggle to cover basic living expenses. Limiting Pell Grants would make things worse

Americans Need More Civic Knowledge

article-cropped June 26, 2025 by Dominique McCord

The lack of civic knowledge is preventable and begins in our schools, where civic education has been declining

2 Executive Orders That Hinder School Discipline Progress and Civil Rights

article-cropped June 25, 2025 by Kathryn E. Wiley

Two executive orders target K-12 school discipline for Black students and other underserved students, even though they are disciplined more than their white peers

Math as Play: Cultivating a Nation of Math People

article-cropped June 24, 2025 by Rebecka Peterson

Math can involve numbers, but mathematics is so much more than digits strung together by symbols

Pandemic Relief Funds: Proof that Public Schools Need More Funding, Not Less

article-cropped June 23, 2025 by Anna Skubel, Ph.D., Hector Biaggi

Some school districts exceeded their pre-pandemic achievement levels by using federal ESSER funding to implement programs that support student learning