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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.
Protect Public Schools: An Advocacy Toolkit to Fight School Voucher Programs
August 03, 2026 by Here are resources communities can use to launch effective advocacy campaigns against school voucher programs
Accreditation Needs Reform. ED’s Forthcoming Proposed Rule Misses the Mark
July 23, 2026 by Robbie Ha The Department of Education’s forthcoming proposed rule on accreditation would weaken accountability, erode academic freedom, and expand political influence over higher education
What Happens When Grad PLUS Loans Disappear?
July 23, 2026 by Noppakan Sirikul, Tionna Ellis, Tihirah Ruffin, Brianna Huynh State fact sheets show how ending Grad PLUS loans will widen funding gaps, increase private borrowing, and strain graduate education and workforce pipelines
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Closest to the Problem, Closest to the Solution: Five Years of the Justice Fellows Policy Program
August 12, 2026 by Duke Cruz Dela Rosa In 2021, EdTrust launched the Justice Fellows Policy Program to give justice-impacted students a voice to help shape higher education policy and become leaders
ESSA Waivers Done the Right Way: D.C.’s Request to Pause School Ratings
August 11, 2026 by Lynn C. Jennings, Ph.D D.C.’s request to waive federal rules governing assessments and school accountability will ultimately improve the quality and integrity of its accountability system for all students, families, and schools
High-Quality Early Childhood Care and Education is Magic for Children — and the Economy
August 05, 2026 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D. The Trump administration is threatening to gut Head Start, putting the largest federal investment in early childhood education at risk
How States Can Strengthen Basic Needs Supports for College Students
July 21, 2026 by Paulina Fraser In an increasingly unaffordable economy, it’s a harsh reality that food insecurity continues to impact young people far after they leave the classroom. States can do more to fill the gaps
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Opinion: Louisiana Is Becoming the Blueprint for Rolling Back Black Civil Rights
August 07, 2026 by Denise Forte The damage caused by segregation did not disappear when the laws changed
Civil Rights and Disability Organizations’ Joint Statement in Opposition to Administration Efforts to Dismantle Head Start
August 06, 2026 by EdTrust The Trump administration’s proposed changes to Head Start, if finalized, would dismantle the program from the inside out
Louisiana Cannot Turn Back the Clock on Civil Rights
ET-Louisiana and Denise Forte Statement on the Ending of Desegregation Orders in Louisiana and What This Means Nationally
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