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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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Low Academic Standards Spare Adult Feelings at the Expense of Students’ Futures
As states lower the bar for graduation and grade-level tests, students can pass without mastering almost any high school skills
The Leaks in the Teacher Pipeline: Why Recruitment Alone Won’t Diversify the Educator Workforce
August 17, 2026 by Hannah Warren For many teacher candidates of color, the greatest challenges emerge after enrolling in teacher prep programs: financial burdens, isolation, and inequitable clinical experiences
How the Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) Works
August 12, 2026 by Robyn Jennings RAP is a simplified but less affordable repayment option that eliminates a path to student loan forgiveness for more than 43 million student loan borrowers in the U.S.
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
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New Massachusetts Poll Finds That Students Who Need the Most Support Face the Steepest Barriers to Safety, Mental Health, and Regular Attendance
August 19, 2026 by EdTrust-Massachusetts Parents report persistent disparities in safety, mental health, and attendance — including heightened concerns about school safety and immigration enforcement among multilingual families
Ignoring Race Does Not Make School Discipline Race Neutral. It Makes Inequities Harder to Confront
August 18, 2026 by EdTrust Black students have long faced some of the harshest discipline in our nation’s schools. The Department of Education’s new guidance restricting consideration of race in school discipline will have dire consequences
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
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