Statewide Poll of Parents Reveals Dramatically Different Postsecondary Plans For Students Across Race and Income
November 16, 2023 by EdTrust BOSTON (November 16, 2023) – As policymakers across the Commonwealth continue sharpening their focus on college and career readiness; a critical question remains: Do students and families, particularly those from historically…
Lacking the Votes, House Pulls Labor-H Approps Bill
November 15, 2023 by EdTrust FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: media@edtrust.org 202-731-9582 Statement from Augustus Mays, Vice President for Partnerships and Engagement for The Education Trust, on the Fiscal Year 2024 House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill WASHINGTON — “Ed…
Students at PWIs Don’t Feel Welcome on Campus
October 19, 2023 by EdTrust CONTACT: Ameshia Cross ACross@edtrust.org 312-339-6930 EdTrust Report Examines How Colleges’ Anti-DEI Policies Affect Campus Racial Climate WASHINGTON – Amid the ban on affirmative action in college admissions and pressure from…
New Report Finds Our Nation’s Most Selective Colleges and Universities Already Don’t Have Diverse Enough Student Bodies, Hurting the U.S. Labor Force
October 05, 2023 by EdTrust FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ameshia Cross across@edtrust.org 312-339-6930 Ed Trust urges university leaders to intentionally prioritize diversity and anti-racism from recruitment through completion WASHINGTON – Since the U.S.…
American Families are Ignored as House Careens Toward Shutdown
September 29, 2023 by EdTrust FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2023 CONTACT: media@edtrust.org 202-731-9582 Statement from Augustus Mays, Vice President for Partnerships and Engagement of The Education Trust, on the House’s looming failure to fund the…
Education Advocates Call on Legislators to Invest in Higher Education
September 19, 2023 by EdTrust BOSTON – Monday, September 18,2023 – As policymakers grapple with how to address higher education access and affordability in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action and…
Ed Trust Finds an Alarming Number of Negative Stereotypes and Underrepresentation of People of Color in the Curriculum Taught in U.S. Schools
September 14, 2023 by EdTrust CONTACT: Nicolle Grayson ngrayson@edtrust.org 202-293-1217 Study results expose flawed reasoning for recent book bans and censorship in K-12 education WASHINGTON — In nearly every state, bills were introduced, or other…
Running Out of Time: ESSER Spending Deadline Looms and Fiscal Cliffs Approach
August 22, 2023 by EdTrust CONTACT: Nicolle H. Grayson ngrayson@edtrust.org 202-293-1217 New Ed Trust brief on how school emergency relief fund investments can have long-term, positive outcomes for underserved students. WASHINGTON — Time is running out…