“When we vote, we choose leaders who will make many of those decisions and, in some places, weigh in on measures that shape public education. Education is on the ballot”, – Ciara Hart

Read more: https://edtru.st/4rQuk1v

Join movement leaders — including Victoria Jackson from EdTrust— redefining higher ed as a public good. Sept 29th, 3:15-4:30 PM EST.
Register: https://edtru.st/46Gy0JK

The Dept. of Education launched its earliest-ever FAFSA, for 2027-28, with a simplified 15-min form. But experts say a better form doesn't fix the real problem. EdTrust's Kyla Hurns says: it only works if Pell Grants keep up with inflation.
https://edtru.st/3V8WSHn

Trump admin proposal would strip tax-exempt status from schools giving race/origin-based scholarships—hurting Haitian students most.

Alejandra Vásquez Baur, EdTrust: "This proposal limits those dreams to only those who can afford to attend."
https://edtru.st/4h3EjwR

📊 More than 1 in 4 Colorado students are chronically absent. A district cut it 6.8% just by changing how it talks to parents.

"They're using their data to make sure the student groups most chronically absent are addressed." — Carl Felton III, EdTrust
🔗 https://edtru.st/4iZaHCj

Three years post-SFFA v. Harvard, the backlash against DEI in higher ed keeps growing — and many colleges are now self-censoring lawful programs & curricula out of caution.

DEI helps students succeed. Fight back with EdTrust's advocacy toolkit 👇

https://edtru.st/4hiCB9O

The 2025 PISA results confirm our nation's literacy crisis is more dire than we thought. Every student deserves the right to read. Learn more: https://edtru.st/3UJYXJO

Fear doesn’t stop at the schoolhouse door.

EdTrust’s Alejandro Vasquez Bauer joined @fox5dc to discuss the tragic case of college student Pierre Dumas Bell and how immigration enforcement can affect students’ mental health and ability to learn.

Watch: https://edtru.st/4gWfVgJ

New civil rights data reveals disparities in student discipline, coursework access, and disability services. Families need it in a usable format.

@EdTrust's Ivy Morgan via @NPR: https://edtru.st/4yyVqg1

“Addressing racial inequity is not discrimination.”

@EdTrust CEO Denise Forte spoke w/ @CNBC about a fed proposal that could punish schools and colleges for confronting barriers to opportunity.https://edtru.st/4qYOvKn