Research, Tools & Insights
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.
Why Environmental Justice Is Educational Justice
April 22, 2025 by Without education and action on climate change, students of color and students from low-income backgrounds will bear the brunt of its effects
The Next Threat to Education: Congress’ Budget Reconciliation
April 14, 2025 by EdTrust Here’s what families, advocates, and education leaders need to know — and what we can do about it
Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD) Assessments: A Framework for State and District Leaders
Schools should use assessments to measure whether they are meeting students’ social and emotional development needs
Latest from Our Blog
Honoring the Teachers Who Sparked Our Dreams
April 30, 2025 by Nicolle Grayson Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week and we at EdTrust want to pause and honor the teachers who first sparked our dreams
Reimagining Education Using Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) to Uplift Student Voice & Advocate for Change
April 30, 2025 by Karena Escalante, Ph.D. EdTrust’s new student-centered initiative aims to advance equity and center student voices to help develop innovative solutions to issues in their schools and communities
How the Trump Administration Is Attacking Data and Research
April 28, 2025 by Ivy Morgan Scaling back education data collections like NAEP and ERIC that help make schools better is another step that this administration is taking in the wrong direction
Getting To & Through College: Notes From a College Student in Boston
April 25, 2025 by Gabriela Montell A student talks about his love for the law, what led him to Boston, the challenges he’s faced, and how the administration’s policies are impacting students
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Latest from Our Press Room
President Trump Deals More Blows to America’s Students
April 24, 2025 by EdTrust Statement from Denise Forte, president & CEO of EdTrust, on the recent wave of executive orders targeting education
New Brief: Massachusetts Faces Math Crisis, Students Falling Behind at Alarming Rates
April 24, 2025 by EdTrust A brief by EdTrust in Massachusetts sheds light on a growing and urgent crisis: students across the Commonwealth are falling behind in math at alarming rates
Students of Color, Children from Low-Income Backgrounds Bear Brunt of Climate Crisis
April 22, 2025 by EdTrust New EdTrust report shows the link between environmental justice and education equity
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