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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.
A Scan of State Universal FAFSA Policies
February 26, 2025 by Our new report looks at the policies of states that have had, currently have, or will soon implement universal FAFSA policies and examines the impact of these policies on FAFSA submission and completion rates and enrollment among Pell Grant recipients
How District Leaders and Advocates Can Build Parent Support for Statewide Assessments
Addressing inequities in educational outcomes cannot happen without data from statewide summative assessments
Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Programs: A 50-State Scan
Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Programs let candidates earn a salary, train with a mentor & work toward teaching licensure
Latest from Our Blog
Erasing Opportunity: How Trump’s Education Policies Harm Black College Students
March 10, 2025 by Iyana Moore The Trump administration’s policies have reversed the advancements made, putting Black students at increased risk
EdTrust in Texas Takes Legal Action Urging Release of School Accountability Data
March 07, 2025 by EdTrust in Texas For two years, Texas families, educators, and communities have been left without access to critical A-F school accountability ratings
McMahon’s “Final Mission” Speech is Full of Lies About Education
March 05, 2025 by Carolyn Phenicie Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, calls for dismantling the Department of Education, the agency she is supposed to lead
The Department of Education Is Under Attack. Student Borrowers Should Protect Themselves
March 05, 2025 by Victoria Jackson The Trump administration is trying to dismantle the Department of Education. Borrowers should act now to safeguard their student loan data
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Latest from Our Press Room
The Majority of Students in the U.S. are Children of Color. Their Teachers Should Represent Them
February 18, 2025 by EdTrust Statement from EdTrust on the Department of Education’s $600 Million Cuts to Teacher Training Grants
Eliminating DEI programs in Schools and Universities is an Economic and Educational Disaster in the Making
February 17, 2025 by EdTrust Statement from Wil Del Pilar, senior vice president, EdTrust, on the recent Dear Colleague letter from the Department of Education
EdTrust Coalition Letter in Opposition to McMahon ED Sec. Nomination
February 12, 2025 by EdTrust We, the undersigned organizations, write to express our firm opposition to the advancement of Linda McMahon’s nomination to be U.S. Secretary of Education
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