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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
The Department of Education’s Newest Broken Promise: Cutting Pandemic Relief Funding
April 08, 2025 by EdTrust The Dept of Ed is taking back $3 billion in pandemic relief funding that Congress already promised to states. What’s at stake?
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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
Maine is Protecting Trans Students. More States Should Follow Their Lead
April 24, 2025 by George Bowles The Trump administration has made itself clear: they want the wholesale erasure of transgender people from public life
From Protectors to Persecutors: How Florida Universities Are Failing Their Students by Partnering with ICE
April 23, 2025 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. By collaborating with ICE, universities are not only abdicating their responsibility but also contributing to an environment of fear, uncertainty, and victimization
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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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