Equity-Driven • Data-Centered • Student-Focused FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement from Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of EdTrust on the Biden-Harris administration’s FAFSA announcementWASHINGTON (… New EdTrust report evaluates uses of pandemic relief funds to support students’ well-beingWASHINGTON – Federal investments throughout the pandemic have been es… While mental health was a concern well before COVID-19, nearly all students have experienced worsened mental health and well-being ever since — with research s… Statement from Augustus Mays, vice president for Partnerships and Engagement of EdTrust, on the Fiscal Year 2025 Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill… I am a recent graduate of the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). I am able to write this because of the Male Student Success Initiative (MSSI) at CC… July is Minority Mental Health Month, and it’s time to shine a light on the mental health crisis in America, which affects students of color the most. Accordin… In January 2024, EdTrust President and CEO Denise Forte testified at a House Oversight Committee meeting on pandemic recovery. Six months later, it resulted in… EdTrust reached out to Measure for guidance on how to implement a community-led approach to evaluating and addressing challenges with Dallas Independent School… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT:media@edtrusttoolspr.wpengine.com202-731-9582Statement from Augustus Mays, Vice President for Partnerships and Engagement for EdTr… Nemeka Mason-ClercinU.S. Department of Education400 Maryland Ave, SWRoom 5C127Washington, DC 20202-4260RE: Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions for the Po… One year ago, the 2023 Supreme Court decided to do away with affirmative action, which has had a chilling domino effect on race-conscious policies across the c… It’s been one year since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of affirmative action in college admissions — a devastating setback for racial equity in hi… Summer is officially here — and for many students, that means summer school. But summer programs don’t come with the same stigma that they used to. These days,… CONTACT:Andrea Ramirezaramirez@edtrusttoolspr.wpengine.com(830) 837-6827EdTrust in Louisiana receives the Excellence in Education Award and the Zakim AwardLOUI… My path to an undergraduate degree was anything but smooth.I'm originally from Lagos, Nigeria, and I moved to the United States in my early teens to pursue a s… Stephanie ValentinePRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Ev… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT:media@edtrusttoolspr.wpengine.com202-731-9582Statement from Wil Del Pilar, senior vice president for EdTrust, on the Pell Grant Pr… In 1904, Mary McLeod Bethune founded a school in Florida with $1.50, five little Black girls, and crates and boxes she used for desks. Despite facing immense c… Twenty-two million. That’s approximately how many U.S. residents are members of a mixed-status family, or families with at least one undocumented individual. O… Manager of the Strategic Collectionsand Clearance Governance and Strategy DivisionUS Department of Education400 Maryland Ave, SWRoom 6W203Washington, DC 20202-…Committed to advancing policies and practices to dismantle the racial and economic barriers embedded in the American education system
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