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.

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.

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.

Topic: P-12

close up of a hand writing a math formula on a white board

Math as Play: Cultivating a Nation of Math People

June 24, 2025 by Rebecka Peterson

Math can involve numbers, but mathematics is so much more than digits strung together by symbols

P-12

Dollar signs in a blue background signifying money

Pandemic Relief Funds: Proof that Public Schools Need More Funding, Not Less

June 23, 2025 by Anna Skubel, Ph.D., Hector Biaggi

Some school districts exceeded their pre-pandemic achievement levels by using federal ESSER funding to implement programs that support student learning

P-12

Education Equity

EdTrust Comment on Secretarial Priorities

June 20, 2025 by EdTrust

EdTrust comments on proposed supplemental priorities focusing on evidence-based literacy, educational choice, and returning education to the states

Advocacy

P-12

A young, female student solving a math equation on a whiteboard

What’s Math Got to Do with It?

June 17, 2025 by Pamela Burdman

It’s clear that math education and mathematics itself are core to social justice

P-12

Joint Comment on 2026 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

June 16, 2025 by EdTrust

On behalf of the undersigned organizations working to advance civil rights and educational opportunity, we write to provide public comment on the 30-day public notice from the Department of Education (ED) regarding the 2026 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessment.

P-12

Education Equity

Testimony of Denise Forte on Senate FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

June 16, 2025 by EdTrust

On behalf of EdTrust, a national nonprofit committed to advancing policies and practices to dismantle the racial and economic barriers embedded in the American education system, thank you for the opportunity to present testimony on the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (L-HHS-ED) Appropriations bill.

Higher Education

P-12

female math student writing mathematical formulas on a white board

Math Learning Network

June 10, 2025 by EdTrust

EdTrust convenes a Math Learning Network of equity and civil rights organizations to explore equitable access to, and opportunities for success in, mathematics

P-12

watercolor image of the planet earth in space

Climate Change is an Education Equity Issue — And Efforts to Mitigate it Are at Risk

June 02, 2025 by Jonathan Klein, Kristen Hengtgen

Ending these tax credits for schools to make climate-friendly upgrades will force districts to make hard decisions about where to prioritize scarce resources

P-12

Education Equity

Advocacy