Type Of Content: Public Statements

80+ Civil Rights and Education Organizations’ Joint Statement on the Illegal Transferring of Key Roles and Responsibilities from the U.S. Department of Education

November 20, 2025 by EdTrust

Civil rights and education organizations denounce the unlawful transfer of critical U.S. Department of Education offices and responsibilities to other federal agencies

Dismantling of the Department of Education Fails Students

November 18, 2025 by EdTrust

Statement from EdTrust president and CEO, Denise Forte

The Trump Administration Defunds Evidence-Based Student Success Program

November 12, 2025 by EdTrust

Statement on the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement to eliminate Fiscal Year 2025 funding for the Postsecondary Student Success Grants (PSSG) and other programs under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)

Statement: EdTrust–Massachusetts Warns That Lapse in SNAP and Head Start Funding Will Harm Students

October 31, 2025 by EdTrust-Massachusetts

Many Massachusetts students and families will lose Head Start and SNAP services if the government shutdown continues into November.

How the Federal Shutdown Could Impact Students and Families in Texas  

October 31, 2025 by EdTrust-Texas

Amid the ongoing shutdown, millions of Texas students and families could lose SNAP and Head Start services.

Statement by EdTrust in Louisiana on the Federal Government Shutdown and Its Impact on Louisiana Students and Families 

October 31, 2025 by The Education Trust in Louisiana

Thousands of Louisana students and families could lose Head Start and SNAP services if the shutdown continues into November.

American Students and Their Families Should Not Have to Suffer nor Sacrifice Their Basic Needs Inside and Outside the Classroom 

October 31, 2025 by EdTrust

 Statement From EdTrust on the Impacts of the Federal Government Shutdown 

Joint Statement on OESE/OCR Cuts

October 22, 2025 by EdTrust

Advocates reiterate calls to reverse layoffs of Department of Education employees

The Trump Administration Continues the Great American Heist With Assault on Students With Disabilities

October 13, 2025 by EdTrust

The Trump administration’s latest attack on public education threatens the civil rights of students with disabilities