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EdTrust in Texas advocates for an equitable education for Black and Latino students and students from low-income backgrounds across the state. We believe in centering the voices of Texas students and families as we work alongside them for the better future they deserve.

Midwest

Our mission is to close the gaps in opportunity and achievement that disproportionately impact students who are the most underserved, with a particular focus on Black and Latino/a students and students from low-income backgrounds.

New York

EdTrust–New York is a statewide education policy and advocacy organization focused first and foremost on doing right by New York’s children. Although many organizations speak up for the adults employed by schools and colleges, we advocate for students, especially those whose needs and potential are often overlooked.

Tennessee

EdTrust-Tennessee advocates for equitable education for historically-underserved students across the state. We believe in centering the voices of Tennessee students and families as we work alongside them for the future they deserve.

West

EdTrust–West is committed to dismantling the racial and economic barriers embedded in the California education system. Through our research and advocacy, EdTrust-West engages diverse communities dedicated to education equity and justice and increases political and public will to build an education system where students of color and multilingual learners, especially those experiencing poverty, will thrive.

Louisiana

The Education Trust in Louisiana works to promote educational equity for historically underserved students in the Louisiana’s schools. We work alongside students, families, and communities to build urgency and collective will for educational equity and justice.

Texas

EdTrust in Texas advocates for an equitable education for historically-underserved students across the state. We believe in centering the voices of Texas students and families as we work alongside them for the better future they deserve.

Massachusetts

The Education Trust team in Massachusetts convenes and supports the Massachusetts Education Equity Partnership (MEEP), a collective effort of more than 20 social justice, civil rights and education organizations from across the Commonwealth working together to promote educational equity for historically underserved students in our state’s schools.

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Young Learners, Missed Opportunities

November 06, 2019 by Carrie Gillispie

High-quality early childhood education (ECE) is important to the rapid development that happens in the first five years of…

Students We Serve

If You Listen, We Will Stay

September 25, 2019 by Davis Dixon, Ashley Griffin

A majority of the nation’s public school students are students of color, but less than 20% of teachers are…

Broken Mirrors: Latino Representation at Public Colleges

September 11, 2019 by J. Oliver Schak, Andrew Howard Nichols, Charlie Bentley

As tax-exempt, taxpayer-supported entities, U.S. public colleges and universities should advance the public interest by ensuring all U.S. residents…

Students We Serve

Higher Education

Broken Mirrors

September 11, 2019 by J. Oliver Schak, Charlie Bentley, Andrew Howard Nichols, Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D.

Como entidades exentas de impuestos y respaldadas por los contribuyentes, las universidades y los institutos superiores públicos de EE.…

Students We Serve

Higher Education

Broken Mirrors: Black Representation at Public Colleges

March 06, 2019 by Andrew Howard Nichols, J. Oliver Schak

If America’s public colleges and universities are supposed to be true democratic engines of opportunity and social mobility, their…

Students We Serve

Higher Education

Motivation and Engagement in Student Assignments

November 01, 2018 by Joan Dabrowski, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D.

When students have the opportunity to attend classes that are engaging, creative, and relatable to their lives, they are…

A Promise Fulfilled

September 06, 2018 by Tiffany Jones, Katie Berger

Each fall, millions of college students across the country start classes in hopes of earning their degree. However, the…

Higher Education

Checking In: Are Math Assignments Measuring Up?

April 05, 2018 by Keith Dysarz

Nearly every state includes measures of college- and career-readiness in their accountability plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act,…

Funding Gaps 2018

February 27, 2018 by Ivy Morgan, Ary Amerikaner

School districts that serve large populations of students of color and students from low-income families receive far less funding…