Joint Letter Regarding Implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act from National Whole Child and Educational Equity Organizations
July 22, 2022 by EdTrust The Honorable Miguel Cardona Secretary U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 The Honorable Merrick Garland Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW…
Joint Letter to U.S. Senate Subcommittee in Support of Postsecondary Student Success Grants in FY23 Appropriations
July 18, 2022 by EdTrust The Honorable Patty Murray Chair Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Roy…
Key Policy Recommendations to Address Student Hunger in the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health
July 15, 2022 by EdTrust The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500-0005 Download the Full Letter Dear President Biden, As a leading…
Joint Statement on U.S. House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill
July 01, 2022 by EdTrust The House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Takes Positive Steps Forward on Educational Equity WASHINGTON (July 1, 2022) — “The House Labor-HHS-Education bill passed by the House Appropriations Committee yesterday contains investments in…
The House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Increases Investment in Programs Essential to Educational Equity
July 01, 2022 by Denise Forte Statement from Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, on the Fiscal Year 2023 House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill WASHINGTON — “The House Labor-HHS-Education bill advanced by the House Appropriations Committee yesterday builds…
Joint Letter to President Biden & Ambassador Rice on The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, & Health
June 28, 2022 by EdTrust The Honorable Joseph R. Biden Jr. Office of the President 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Ambassador Susan Rice Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue…
The Education Trust Responds to the Passing of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
June 24, 2022 by Denise Forte Statement from Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, on the bill passed that addresses some protections for students in school “On the heels of mass shootings in Buffalo,…
The Education Trust Responds to Deal to Extend Summer Meals
June 23, 2022 by Denise Forte Statement from Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, on the extension of the universal free meals program through the summer “We are pleased to see a bipartisan agreement…
Joint Letter to President Biden on the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health
June 21, 2022 by EdTrust The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500-0005 Download the Full Letter Dear President Biden, As organizations deeply…