EdTrust in Massachusetts Statement on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) Ballot Question Outcome
November 06, 2024 by EdTrust Massachusetts residents voted in favor of Question 2, eliminating the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) as a graduation requirement.
Protecting and Advancing Your Education Priorities During a Federal Transition: October 2024
October 16, 2024 by EdTrust This memo provides an overview of the federal transition process to help leaders build a strategy that maximizes opportunities and minimizes risks related to their key education priorities.
Protecting and Advancing Education Priorities Through a Gubernatorial Transition: October 2024
October 16, 2024 by EdTrust The purpose of this memo is to help education advocates plan for how they can advance their education priorities during this critical transition period that presents both opportunities and risks.
Congress Introduces “National Literacy Month Resolution” Establishing September as National Literacy Month in Response to Nation’s Literacy Crisis
September 19, 2024 by EdTrust National Parents Union, Educators for Excellence and EdTrust release the following statement.
Ensuring Full FAFSA Functionality is Key
August 08, 2024 by EdTrust Statement from Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of EdTrust on the Biden-Harris administration’s FAFSA announcement
Bipartisan Senate Labor-H Package Lays Groundwork for Future Deal
August 02, 2024 by EdTrust Statement from Augustus Mays, vice president for Partnerships and Engagement of EdTrust, on the Fiscal Year 2025 Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill.
House Doubles Down on Cuts to Education
July 09, 2024 by EdTrust Statement from Augustus Mays, Vice President for Partnerships and Engagement for EdTrust, on the Fiscal Year 2025 House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill
EdTrust Supports the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024
June 21, 2024 by EdTrust Statement from Wil Del Pilar, senior vice president for EdTrust, on the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024.
Statement by EdTrust Vice President of Partnerships and Engagement, Augustus Mays, on the 2024 Farm Bill
May 23, 2024 by EdTrust Every day, more than 22 million households across the country depend on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to meet their nutritional needs.