How Dismantling the Department of Education Threatens Higher Education Access for Incarcerated Students
It would have a grave impact on justice-impacted students, who rely on crucial financial aid and grants and federal oversight of prison education programs
More Credits, Less Aid: A Formula for Making College Unaffordable
May 08, 2025 by Jinann Bitar Requiring 30 credits for full Pell aid sounds like reform—but it’s actually a funding cut with steep consequences for students and colleges
Reimagining Education Using Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) to Uplift Student Voice & Advocate for Change
April 30, 2025 by Karena Escalante, Ph.D. EdTrust’s new student-centered initiative aims to advance equity and center student voices to help develop innovative solutions to issues in their schools and communities
Getting To & Through College: Notes From a College Student in Boston
April 25, 2025 by Gabriela Montell A student talks about his love for the law, what led him to Boston, the challenges he’s faced, and how the administration’s policies are impacting students
Maine is Protecting Trans Students. More States Should Follow Their Lead
April 24, 2025 by George Bowles The Trump administration has made itself clear: they want the wholesale erasure of transgender people from public life
From Protectors to Persecutors: How Florida Universities Are Failing Their Students by Partnering with ICE
April 23, 2025 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. By collaborating with ICE, universities are not only abdicating their responsibility but also contributing to an environment of fear, uncertainty, and victimization
Students of Color, Children from Low-Income Backgrounds Bear Brunt of Climate Crisis
April 22, 2025 by EdTrust New EdTrust report shows the link between environmental justice and education equity
Why Environmental Justice Is Educational Justice
April 22, 2025 by Without education and action on climate change, students of color and students from low-income backgrounds will bear the brunt of its effects