Joint Letter from 66 Advocacy Organizations to House and Senate Leadership Calling for Student Debt Forgiveness
April 13, 2020 by EdTrust The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House United States House of Representatives H-232 The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate 317 Russell…
25 Groups Urge Congress to Extend CARES Act Benefits to all Federal Student Loan Borrowers
April 13, 2020 by EdTrust The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives H-232, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate 317 Russell Senate Office…
Education, Civil Rights, & Disabilities Rights Advocates Call on U.S. Department of Education to Ensure Transparency & Equity in Use of COVID-19 Relief Funds
March 31, 2020 by EdTrust The Honorable Betsy DeVos Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave, SW Washington, DC 20202 Dear Secretary DeVos: Download the Letter We, the undersigned groups, are unified…
John B. King Jr. Testimony On FY 2021 Funding Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
March 23, 2020 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. Written Testimony for the Record On behalf of John B. King Jr. President and CEO The Education Trust Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education…
22 Organizations Express Opposition to Broad Authority to Waive Student Protections in the Higher Education Act
March 20, 2020 by EdTrust The Honorable Bobby Scott Chairman House Education and Labor Comm. Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Lamar Alexander Chairman Senate HELP Committee Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Virginia Foxx Ranking Member…
Letter to U.S. Department of Education Regarding Changes to Civil Rights Data Collection
November 18, 2019 by EdTrust Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division Attn: Rosa Olmeda U.S. Department of Education 550 12th Street SW Potomac City Plaza, Room 9089 Washington, D.C. 20202-0023 RE: Docket ID: ED-2019-ICCD-0119…
Joint Letter to Congress from 20 Education Organizations Calling for Policies to Increase Teacher Diversity as Part of Higher Education Act Reauthorization
May 21, 2019 by EdTrust The Honorable Robert Scott Chairman House Education & Labor Committee Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Lamar Alexander United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Virginia Foxx United States House…
Joint Letter from 22 Advocacy Organizations to the U.S. Department of Education Regarding Proposed Guidance on State and Local Report Cards Under ESSA
April 29, 2019 by EdTrust U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education ATTN: Report Card Document 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20202 Download the Letter Dear Secretary DeVos, The Every Student…
Letter from The Education Trust to the U.S. Department of Education Regarding Proposed Guidance on State and Local Report Cards Under ESSA
April 24, 2019 by EdTrust U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education ATTN: Report Card Document 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20202 Dear Secretary DeVos, On behalf of The Education Trust,…