Topic: Advocacy

The Latest PISA Results Reaffirm That We Must Address the Literacy Crisis

article-cropped September 10, 2026 by Shayna Levitan

The 2025 PISA results found that reading scores for U.S. students fell sharply from 2022. These latest results underscore the urgency of our nation’s literacy crisis

Massachusetts Cannot Solve Chronic Absenteeism if Students Are Afraid to Go to School

article-cropped September 08, 2026 by Carolina Isabelle Machado

Students can’t learn if they’re afraid to go to school. Here’s why the PROTECT Act is essential to attendance, learning, and student well-being

Building the Conditions for Student Success: An Advocacy Toolkit for State Policy and Institutional Action

compass September 08, 2026 by EdTrust

Despite the ongoing threats to diversity, equity, and inclusion, college DEI programs are important for students of color to feel like they belong

Don’t Punish Schools for Expanding Opportunity for Students Traditionally Locked Out of Quality Education

September 03, 2026 by EdTrust

Statement from Denise Forte, president and CEO of EdTrust, on the Trump administration’s proposed Treasury regulations targeting the tax-exempt status of schools and colleges that consider race in efforts to expand educational opportunity

ESSA Waivers Done the Right Way: D.C.’s Request to Pause School Ratings

article-cropped August 11, 2026 by Lynn C. Jennings, Ph.D

D.C.’s request to waive federal rules governing assessments and school accountability will ultimately improve the quality and integrity of its accountability system for all students, families, and schools

Opinion: Louisiana Is Becoming the Blueprint for Rolling Back Black Civil Rights

newspaper August 07, 2026 by Denise Forte

The damage caused by segregation did not disappear when the laws changed

Civil Rights and Disability Organizations’ Joint Statement in Opposition to Administration Efforts to Dismantle Head Start

August 06, 2026 by EdTrust

The Trump administration’s proposed changes to Head Start, if finalized, would dismantle the program from the inside out

Louisiana Cannot Turn Back the Clock on Civil Rights

August 04, 2026 by Tramelle Howard, J.D., Denise Forte

ET-Louisiana and Denise Forte Statement on the Ending of Desegregation Orders in Louisiana and What This Means Nationally

Protect Public Schools: An Advocacy Toolkit to Fight School Voucher Programs

compass August 03, 2026 by Emily Young, Nadia Torney

Here are resources communities can use to launch effective advocacy campaigns against school voucher programs