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We evaluate education policies, practices, and dollars spent through a single lens: what’s right for students — preschool through college. Here’s our latest work, featuring our signature data, research, and recommendations.
Chronic Absenteeism
October 09, 2025 by EdTrust EdTrust created an interactive package designed to equip policymakers, advocates, and education leaders with policy analyses, guidance, and insight
Making the New Higher Education Accountability Framework Pay Off
October 08, 2025 by Roxanne Garza Without stronger accountability, students from low- and middle-income backgrounds risk being burdened by debt with little chance of advancing up the economic ladder
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
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Students Raise Their Voices at a Convening of Texas Community College Leaders
October 09, 2025 by Elias Ramirez Texas Community College Student Advisory Council members discussed governance, student success strategies, K-12 and workforce partnerships, and higher education policies with trustees and community college leaders at a recent conference in Austin
Federal FY26 Budget: What’s at Stake for Texas Students
October 07, 2025 by Jonathan Feinstein A new tool shows users how federal funding proposals would affect students in different districts
The Consequences of Pell Grant Cuts on Student-Parents and Justice-Impacted Students
For millions of low-income and first-generation college students, the Pell Grant is more than financial aid; it is a lifeline
Libraries Are at the Heart of the Reading Ecosystem
September 22, 2025 by Brooks Rainwater At a time when only 31% of 4th graders are reading proficiently, libraries are under attack. But public libraries are an essential piece to literacy
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States Missing the Mark in Addressing Chronic Absenteeism
October 09, 2025 by EdTrust EdTrust finds states aren’t collecting sufficient data or adopting policies to support regular school attendance
New Federal Higher Education Overhaul Needs Improvements to Truly Hold Low-Value Programs Accountable
October 08, 2025 by EdTrust EdTrust releases policy brief on strengthening higher education accountability framework
Trump Administration’s “Deal” Offered to Colleges and Universities is No Deal at All
October 02, 2025 by EdTrust Statement from Denise Forte, president and CEO, EdTrust
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