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FY26 Federal Funding at Risk for America’s Schools
September 15, 2025 by EdTrust EdTrust has created an interactive tool that shows what’s at stake for states if the budget proposal from Trump or the House is adopted for school districts across the country, including high-poverty, urban, and rural districts
FY26 Budget: What’s at Stake for Students, Schools, & Higher Education
September 15, 2025 by EdTrust The President, the House, and the Senate all have budget proposals for this fiscal year (FY). Find out which budget does more harm to students and families
Supporting Student-Parents at Two-Year Colleges: Addressing the Affordability Gap
September 09, 2025 by Student-parents at community colleges pay at least $13,000 more per year, on average, than their peers without children once the full cost of attendance is factored in, an EdTrust brief finds
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Shutting the Doors of Opportunity in Higher Education
September 17, 2025 by Roxanne Garza During a shadow hearing, students and borrowers, most of whom were the first in their family to attend college, testified about their worries of how they would pay off their student loans
Advocacy in Action: Advancing Higher Education in Texas Prisons Across Two Legislative Sessions
September 16, 2025 by EdTrust-Texas How EdTrust facilitated the passage of SB 2405, which establishes postsecondary education in Texas prisons, by forming a bipartisan coalition and engaging in sustained, strategic advocacy for oversight, access, and quality standards for incarcerated students
The Federal Freeze of $660 Million in TRIO Funding Dashes Millions of Students’ College Dreams
September 15, 2025 by Mandla Deskins TRIO creates a pipeline for students from middle and high school to college & career. So, the sudden $600M freeze is devastating
More 2024 NAEP Results Reaffirm That Our Nation’s Students Need More Support
September 11, 2025 by Ivy Morgan Amid a literacy crisis, new national assessment results show that reading scores for high school seniors are at an all-time low
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Killing the American Dream: How Republicans are Closing the Door on Working and Middle-Class Students
September 16, 2025 by EdTrust We stand in opposition to the policies of an administration that seeks to create a system that erects barriers to achievement for millions of students, particularly those most underserved
The Federal Freeze of $660 Million in TRIO Funding Stymies Students From Accessing and Completing College
September 15, 2025 by EdTrust Statement from Tramelle Howard, EdTrust in Louisiana, State Director
EdTrust-Massachusetts Responds to New National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Data
September 12, 2025 by EdTrust-Massachusetts The recently released 12th grade math and reading National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores are deeply alarming
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