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Building the Conditions for Student Success: An Advocacy Toolkit for State Policy and Institutional Action
September 08, 2026 by EdTrust Despite the ongoing threats to diversity, equity, and inclusion, college DEI programs are important for students of color to feel like they belong
Building Better Futures: 5 Policy Principles for Equitable College and Career Advising and Pathways
August 26, 2026 by EdTrust Every student deserves access to high-quality advising and pathways. This brief outlines five policy principles to expand opportunity and student success
Higher Education Policymakers Are Focused on Preparing Students for AI. They Should Also Focus on Protecting Them
August 24, 2026 by Jinann Bitar How will students be protected as AI becomes embedded throughout postsecondary education and training?
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Parents Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between Their Child and an Inequitable Education System
September 24, 2026 by EdTrust The choices families make are personal. The conditions that force those choices are not. EdTrust examines what it will take to build a public education system that works for every student
There’s No Right Choice in a Broken Education System
September 24, 2026 by Letisha Marrero Parents have to make tough decisions when it comes to their child’s education. Some have a choice. But many Black and Latino parents don’t. Here’s one mom’s story of sacrifice
Three Generations. Three Choices. One Reason: A Good Education
September 24, 2026 by Ameshia Cross From the South to Chicago, one family’s determined quest to provide an excellent education for their child
Black Parents Should Not Have to Choose Between Tutoring and Therapy
September 23, 2026 by Augustus Mays The impossible choices Black families make reveal what America must transform
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Education Roundtable: Raising the Alarm: How the National School Voucher Program Will Be Harmful to Students
September 22, 2026 by EdTrust Oral Testimony by Augustus Mays, EdTrust Vice President for Partnerships and Engagement
EdTrust Comment on Proposed Accreditation Rule
September 21, 2026 by EdTrust EdTrust recommendations concerning the administration’s proposed accreditation rule
Don’t Punish Schools for Expanding Opportunity for Students Traditionally Locked Out of Quality Education
September 03, 2026 by EdTrust Statement from Denise Forte, president and CEO of EdTrust, on the Trump administration’s proposed Treasury regulations targeting the tax-exempt status of schools and colleges that consider race in efforts to expand educational opportunity
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