Joint Statement from Equity Minded Civil Rights, Education, & Immigration Advocates on President Biden’s FY 2023 Budget Request
March 30, 2022 by EdTrust As our nation’s children, teachers, and communities continue recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic – as well as work to overcome decades of systemic underinvestment and inequity –…
The President’s FY23 Budget Request Recommits to Transformational Educational Priorities
March 28, 2022 by Denise Forte WASHINGTON (March 28, 2022) – Today, The Education Trust released the following statement from Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, on the Biden-Harris administration’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget request:…
The FY22 Omnibus Deal Moves the Ball Forward on Educational Equity
March 10, 2022 by EdTrust Statement from Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, on the Fiscal Year 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Bill WASHINGTON (March 10, 2022) — “Ed Trust is pleased to see a final…
Ed Trust Calls for State Leaders to Remove Barriers That Impede Americans Who Are Currently and Formerly Incarcerated from Receiving a College Education?
March 08, 2022 by EdTrust New policy toolkits in eight states examine the extent to which some states impose barriers on justice-impacted students WASHINGTON – The United States is home to 2.12 million people who…
Joint Comments on Project Prevent Grant Program
February 28, 2022 by EdTrust Nicole White U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E326 Washington, DC 20202 Re: Proposed Priorities, Requirements, and Definition-Project Prevent Grant Program (Docket ID ED-2021-OESE-0122) Dear Nicole White:…
New Analysis of Best Practices from State High-Impact Tutoring Programs
February 23, 2022 by EdTrust Five States Highlighted for Evidence-Based Strategies to Accelerate Student Learning WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 23, 2022)—As states seek to combat missed learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report highlights…
Black, Latina Child Care Providers Face Heaviest Burden in Struggling Industry
February 22, 2022 by EdTrust New research by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and The Education Trust finds compounding inequities magnify challenges for female child care providers of color Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of…
State-by-State Review Shows Many States Lack Policies to Support Students’ Social, Emotional, and Academic Development
February 17, 2022 by EdTrust As the pandemic continues to take a toll on both the social-emotional well-being of students as well as student learning, a new state-by-state review of policies shows where states are…
Joint Comment on U.S. Department of Education Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection
February 11, 2022 by EdTrust Stephanie Valentine, PRA Coordinator Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division Office of the Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development 400 Maryland Ave. SW LBJ,…