Topic: P-12

Understanding where funding gaps persist in your state is the first step toward holding leaders accountable for shortchanging students. Use this tool to explore EdTrust’s latest analysis of school funding equity across the country

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

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

Skilled trades are legitimate careers and a worthy target for college and career success. However, the idea that any child in grade school should be placed on a specific career pathway is absurd

Every student deserves access to high-quality advising and pathways. This brief outlines five policy principles to expand opportunity and student success

Parents report persistent disparities in safety, mental health, and attendance — including heightened concerns about school safety and immigration enforcement among multilingual families

Black students have long faced some of the harshest discipline in our nation's schools. The Department of Education’s new guidance restricting consideration of race in school discipline will have dire consequences

As states lower the bar for graduation and grade-level tests, students can pass without mastering almost any high school skills

For many teacher candidates of color, the greatest challenges emerge after enrolling in teacher prep programs: financial burdens, isolation, and inequitable clinical experiences