Joint Comments on Incarcerated Applicant FAFSA
April 25, 2022 by EdTrust Kate Mullen, PRA Coordinator Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division Office of the Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development 400 Maryland Ave. SW LBJ,…
SHUT OUT: Black and Latino Students and Students from Low-Income Backgrounds are Denied Access to AP STEM Opportunities
April 21, 2022 by EdTrust A new study from The Education Trust finds students voice interest and college aspirations in STEM but are excluded from AP STEM courses WASHINGTON — Despite students saying that STEM…
Introducing the Texas Community College Student Advisory Council
April 20, 2022 by EdTrust A dozen community college students will help advocate for policy solutions at the Texas Capitol AUSTIN, Tex. – Twelve community college students from across Texas have been selected for the…
Joint Letter to U.S. House & Senate Leadership Calling for Extension of Child Nutrition Waivers Through the 2022-23 School Year
April 14, 2022 by EdTrust The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the…
Child Nutrition Reauthorization – Recommendations for Congress
April 12, 2022 by EdTrust Decades of research and data point to school nutrition programs as critical to help children reach their full academic potential. Adequate school nutrition is linked to improved literacy and math scores, improved…
Joint Statement from Equity Minded Civil Rights, Education, & Immigration Advocates on President Biden’s FY 2023 Budget Request
March 30, 2022 by EdTrust As our nation’s children, teachers, and communities continue recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic – as well as work to overcome decades of systemic underinvestment and inequity –…
The President’s FY23 Budget Request Recommits to Transformational Educational Priorities
March 28, 2022 by Denise Forte WASHINGTON (March 28, 2022) – Today, The Education Trust released the following statement from Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, on the Biden-Harris administration’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget request:…
The FY22 Omnibus Deal Moves the Ball Forward on Educational Equity
March 10, 2022 by EdTrust Statement from Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, on the Fiscal Year 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Bill WASHINGTON (March 10, 2022) — “Ed Trust is pleased to see a final…
Ed Trust Calls for State Leaders to Remove Barriers That Impede Americans Who Are Currently and Formerly Incarcerated from Receiving a College Education?
March 08, 2022 by EdTrust New policy toolkits in eight states examine the extent to which some states impose barriers on justice-impacted students WASHINGTON – The United States is home to 2.12 million people who…