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50 years after IDEA, Black students with disabilities are still punished more than supported.
They’re just 2% of enrollment but make up 6% of in-school and 9% of out-of-school suspensions. And 64% face exclusionary discipline compared to 24% of white students with disabilities.
They’re just 2% of enrollment but make up 6% of in-school and 9% of out-of-school suspensions. And 64% face exclusionary discipline compared to 24% of white students with disabilities.
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
50 years after IDEA, Black students with disabilities are still punished more than supported.
They’re just 2% of enrollment but make up 6% of in-school and 9% of out-of-school suspensions. And 64% face exclusionary discipline compared to 24% of white students with disabilities.
They’re just 2% of enrollment but make up 6% of in-school and 9% of out-of-school suspensions. And 64% face exclusionary discipline compared to 24% of white students with disabilities.
50 years after IDEA, too many students with disabilities are still being left behind.
The promise of IDEA isn’t being fully met. It’s time to deliver the resources and support every student deserves.
#IDEA50
The promise of IDEA isn’t being fully met. It’s time to deliver the resources and support every student deserves.
#IDEA50
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
50 years after IDEA, too many students with disabilities are still being left behind.
The promise of IDEA isn’t being fully met. It’s time to deliver the resources and support every student deserves.
#IDEA50
The promise of IDEA isn’t being fully met. It’s time to deliver the resources and support every student deserves.
#IDEA50
Education is under an unprecedented attack. As we approach our 30th anniversary, our resolve to advocate for all students has never been stronger. Your support strengthens EdTrust’s efforts to fight against harmful policies. Donate today #EdTrust30 https://bit.ly/48ggb4w
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Support EdTrust’s vision for education equity! Help us dismantle the racial & economic barriers embedded in the US education system so all students thrive.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Education is under an unprecedented attack. As we approach our 30th anniversary, our resolve to advocate for all students has never been stronger. Your support strengthens EdTrust’s efforts to fight against harmful policies. Donate today #EdTrust30 https://bit.ly/48ggb4w
Howard University College of Medicine professor Stanley Andrisse, Ph.D., has achieved what was once unimaginable, rising from a maximum-security prison to tenured faculty at the nation’s only R1-designated HBCU.
Check out the article: https://edtru.st/47XEc1e
Check out the article: https://edtru.st/47XEc1e
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Howard University College of Medicine professor Stanley Andrisse, Ph.D., has achieved what was once unimaginable, rising from a maximum-security prison to tenured faculty at the nation’s only R1-designated HBCU.
Check out the article: https://edtru.st/47XEc1e
Check out the article: https://edtru.st/47XEc1e
Math access = opportunity.
But not everyone gets a fair shot.
Catch Allison Socol on @cnn.com with @victorblackwell.bsky.social tomorrow at 8:45 AM EST to dig into what equity in math should look like.
But not everyone gets a fair shot.
Catch Allison Socol on @cnn.com with @victorblackwell.bsky.social tomorrow at 8:45 AM EST to dig into what equity in math should look like.
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Math access = opportunity.
But not everyone gets a fair shot.
Catch Allison Socol on @cnn.com with @victorblackwell.bsky.social tomorrow at 8:45 AM EST to dig into what equity in math should look like.
But not everyone gets a fair shot.
Catch Allison Socol on @cnn.com with @victorblackwell.bsky.social tomorrow at 8:45 AM EST to dig into what equity in math should look like.
EdTrust along with over 60+ Civil rights and education organizations denounce the unlawful transfer of critical U.S. Department of Education offices and responsibilities to other federal agencies. Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/4i9V6xf
60+ Civil Rights and Education Organizations’ Joint Statement on the Illegal Transferring of Key Roles and Responsibilities from the U.S. Department of Education
Civil rights and education organizations denounce the unlawful transfer of critical U.S. Department of Education offices and responsibilities to other federal agencies
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November 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
EdTrust along with over 60+ Civil rights and education organizations denounce the unlawful transfer of critical U.S. Department of Education offices and responsibilities to other federal agencies. Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/4i9V6xf
Most schools use test scores, teacher recommendations and parent requests to determine who gets to take eighth-grade algebra. But those methods can be biased, said Allison Socol, vice president of P-12 policy, practice and research at EdTrust. https://bit.ly/3LIQ4M3
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Most schools use test scores, teacher recommendations and parent requests to determine who gets to take eighth-grade algebra. But those methods can be biased, said Allison Socol, vice president of P-12 policy, practice and research at EdTrust. https://bit.ly/3LIQ4M3
Join us TODAY for an important webinar exploring the legal and policy challenges facing undocumented students and the colleges that support them. Don't miss this critical discussion: https://bit.ly/4paAc3l
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Join us TODAY for an important webinar exploring the legal and policy challenges facing undocumented students and the colleges that support them. Don't miss this critical discussion: https://bit.ly/4paAc3l
Education advocacy groups widely condemned the changes. @deniseedtrust.bsky.social president and CEO of the advocacy group EdTrust, said the administration was “selling the Department of Education for parts.”
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/4oMGp5r
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/4oMGp5r
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Education advocacy groups widely condemned the changes. @deniseedtrust.bsky.social president and CEO of the advocacy group EdTrust, said the administration was “selling the Department of Education for parts.”
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/4oMGp5r
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/4oMGp5r
This week, EdTrust’s senior vice president, Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D., was a featured witness at the Committee on Education and Workforce’s hearing titled, “The Future of College: Harnessing Innovation to Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs.” Watch the recording: https://edtru.st/3X857kL
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This week, EdTrust’s senior vice president, Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D., was a featured witness at the Committee on Education and Workforce’s hearing titled, “The Future of College: Harnessing Innovation to Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs.” Watch the recording: https://edtru.st/3X857kL
"Dismantling of the Department of Education Fails Students"
Click to read the full statement from EdTrust's President & CEO Denise Forte: https://edtru.st/4i3OccG
Click to read the full statement from EdTrust's President & CEO Denise Forte: https://edtru.st/4i3OccG
Dismantling of the Department of Education Fails Students
Statement from EdTrust president and CEO, Denise Forte
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November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"Dismantling of the Department of Education Fails Students"
Click to read the full statement from EdTrust's President & CEO Denise Forte: https://edtru.st/4i3OccG
Click to read the full statement from EdTrust's President & CEO Denise Forte: https://edtru.st/4i3OccG
“We can’t innovate our way out of under investment” EdTrust's Senior Vice President Wil Del Pilar at the House Education & Workforce Full Committee Hearing
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“We can’t innovate our way out of under investment” EdTrust's Senior Vice President Wil Del Pilar at the House Education & Workforce Full Committee Hearing
The administration’s efforts to date to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education broadly threaten to jeopardize any hope to advance meaningful reforms to lower costs and improve outcomes.
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The administration’s efforts to date to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education broadly threaten to jeopardize any hope to advance meaningful reforms to lower costs and improve outcomes.
"The image of a college student coming directly from high school is no longer the norm: Roughly 1 in 3 students is 25 years of age or older, nearly 80% work, and roughly one-third work full time. Over 1 in 5 college students have children."
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"The image of a college student coming directly from high school is no longer the norm: Roughly 1 in 3 students is 25 years of age or older, nearly 80% work, and roughly one-third work full time. Over 1 in 5 college students have children."
"Today’s topic is an important one. Innovation in higher education has the potential to expand access and opportunity for millions of students."
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"Today’s topic is an important one. Innovation in higher education has the potential to expand access and opportunity for millions of students."
"EdTrust believes fervently in the limitless potential of every student to achieve their dreams. Postsecondary education has been and remains crucial to achieving intergenerational social and economic mobility for individuals and their families."
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"EdTrust believes fervently in the limitless potential of every student to achieve their dreams. Postsecondary education has been and remains crucial to achieving intergenerational social and economic mobility for individuals and their families."
Today, at 10:15 a.m. ET, EdTrust's senior vice president, Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D., will be a featured witness at the Committee on Education and Workforce's hearing titled, “The Future of College: Harnessing Innovation to Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs.” https://edtru.st/43Cn8LI
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Today, at 10:15 a.m. ET, EdTrust's senior vice president, Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D., will be a featured witness at the Committee on Education and Workforce's hearing titled, “The Future of College: Harnessing Innovation to Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs.” https://edtru.st/43Cn8LI
In response, a coalition led by Attendance Works, EdTrust, & Nat Malkus from AEI launched a national campaign, “The 50% Challenge,” to cut chronic absenteeism in half over the next five years, & 17 states plus Washington D.C. have since joined. https://bit.ly/47M4Bz9
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November 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
In response, a coalition led by Attendance Works, EdTrust, & Nat Malkus from AEI launched a national campaign, “The 50% Challenge,” to cut chronic absenteeism in half over the next five years, & 17 states plus Washington D.C. have since joined. https://bit.ly/47M4Bz9
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A new EdTrust report shows states could halve their chronic absenteeism rates by the 2027-2028 school year if they follow these suggestions.
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/43wd9Yd
Source: @wordinblacknews.bsky.social
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/43wd9Yd
Source: @wordinblacknews.bsky.social
Fewer Black Students Are Missing School
States could halve their absenteeism rates by the 2027-2028 school year.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A new EdTrust report shows states could halve their chronic absenteeism rates by the 2027-2028 school year if they follow these suggestions.
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/43wd9Yd
Source: @wordinblacknews.bsky.social
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/43wd9Yd
Source: @wordinblacknews.bsky.social
The EdTrust policy team is researching FAFSA graduation requirements, and we want to hear directly from the teachers and counselors supporting the implementation of this policy!
To join, complete the following form by November 17th: https://bit.ly/4ouJyqt
To join, complete the following form by November 17th: https://bit.ly/4ouJyqt
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The EdTrust policy team is researching FAFSA graduation requirements, and we want to hear directly from the teachers and counselors supporting the implementation of this policy!
To join, complete the following form by November 17th: https://bit.ly/4ouJyqt
To join, complete the following form by November 17th: https://bit.ly/4ouJyqt
Education analysts are citing “gradflation” — short for “graduation inflation” — as a growing problem in which too many liberal arts graduates are chasing too few well-paying jobs, thereby lowering the value of their four-year degrees.
Read the article: https://edtru.st/4p3UHyC
Read the article: https://edtru.st/4p3UHyC
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Education analysts are citing “gradflation” — short for “graduation inflation” — as a growing problem in which too many liberal arts graduates are chasing too few well-paying jobs, thereby lowering the value of their four-year degrees.
Read the article: https://edtru.st/4p3UHyC
Read the article: https://edtru.st/4p3UHyC
“This is part of the Trump administration’s pattern” of eliminating key data collections about students and schools, said Ivy Morgan, the director of P-12 research and data analytics at EdTrust. Read the full article: https://edtru.st/4nGpkc2
A Small Change in Special Ed. Rules Could Affect Equity, Accountability, Advocates Warn
The paperwork change could make it harder to track equity in special education, advocates said.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“This is part of the Trump administration’s pattern” of eliminating key data collections about students and schools, said Ivy Morgan, the director of P-12 research and data analytics at EdTrust. Read the full article: https://edtru.st/4nGpkc2
Our new blog shares the inspiring journey of student-parent, Tymika Lawrence as she returns to college while navigating finding reliable & affordable childcare & discusses ways that colleges & programs can better support students like her.
learn more: https://edtru.st/3LwtXIl
learn more: https://edtru.st/3LwtXIl
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Our new blog shares the inspiring journey of student-parent, Tymika Lawrence as she returns to college while navigating finding reliable & affordable childcare & discusses ways that colleges & programs can better support students like her.
learn more: https://edtru.st/3LwtXIl
learn more: https://edtru.st/3LwtXIl
Hear from EdTrust President & CEO Denise Forte as she breaks down how, in the midst of this government shutdown, the U.S. Dept. of Ed is launching a two-pronged attack on students with disabilities, putting their rights & access to education at risk: https://youtu.be/N0YoEQQoGR8?si=gjxqUVh0xZ-l5wq5
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November 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Hear from EdTrust President & CEO Denise Forte as she breaks down how, in the midst of this government shutdown, the U.S. Dept. of Ed is launching a two-pronged attack on students with disabilities, putting their rights & access to education at risk: https://youtu.be/N0YoEQQoGR8?si=gjxqUVh0xZ-l5wq5
"Thousands of students have returned to schools, which means that states are putting in the work," said Carl Felton, III, a policy analyst at EdTrust, a nonprofit that advocates for underrepresented students.
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/4om915r
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/4om915r
Fewer students are missing school. These state policies may have helped
A new study says several states are doing the right things to get students to show up to school regularly.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"Thousands of students have returned to schools, which means that states are putting in the work," said Carl Felton, III, a policy analyst at EdTrust, a nonprofit that advocates for underrepresented students.
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/4om915r
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/4om915r