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How would #Project2025 affect LGBTQ+ students and educators? In this new blog, we explore the proposed policies and their potential impact on their safety, representation, and rights. Let’s stay informed and ensure every student feels safe and valued! Read more: https://edtru.st/48Co8ke #EducationEquity #ProtectLGBTQYouth

🎉Our blog post, “Why We Need the Department of Education”, has been featured in Word In Black! Read the piece here: https://edtru.st/40rzB46

UnidosUS recently released a “Latinos and Higher Education Survey,” revealing the experiences and barriers faced by Latino students. Higher education remains a pathway to better futures. Yet, many students face challenges like food insecurity, financial aid complexity, lack of diversity, and the need to work full-time while studying. At EdTrust, we recognize the urgent need for support. Our recent SNAP webinar highlighted the food insecurity crisis affecting students, with 85% of Latino students facing these issues. Additionally, the FAFSA process still poses obstacles, especially for mixed-status families, as we’ve found in our ongoing FAFSA accessibility efforts. Students’ sense of belonging is also critical to success; 47% of Latino students report incidents that undermine campus diversity. Through our DEI Tracker, we’re monitoring campus climates to better understand and support students of color. Explore the full UnidosUS report: https://edtru.st/3UorfWS #LatinoEducation #HigherEd #EquityInEducation #UnidosUS #DEI

New York Times best-selling author Terese Mailhot’s new blog for EdTrust is a powerful reflection on how education spaces can either embrace or distance themselves from Indigenous knowledge. In this piece, Mailhot calls on educational institutions to create environments that are “more ready for stories, for differences, for growth and the truth we Indigenous people live with each day.” This is a must-read for anyone interested in reimaging learning environments that honor diversity, foster inclusivity, and embrace the full spectrum of honest history. Read More: https://edtru.st/4f0SjnJ #EducationEquity

💭 Amid this election season, Massachusetts faces an important decision of whether to abolish statewide academic standards & the graduation requirement for 10th graders to pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment (MCAS). Questions of whether this will create disparities arise as these standards and exams have led to all students leaving high school with skills necessary for college, careers, and life. Read more about what’s at stake in this article: https://edtru.st/4f8JSqu

🧵Abolishing the Department of Education sounds extreme, but Project 2025 is pushing for it – and the consequences for students, especially for the most vulnerable, would be devastating. Here’s why eliminating the Department of Education is a terrible idea: 📚Early childhood, elementary and secondary education programs, such as programs included in ESSA Title I, II, III, & IV, which are crucial in supporting students from low-income backgrounds, are administered by the Department of Education & would no longer be available. 📚Students with disabilities would suffer. Abolishing ED means cutting the $34 billion for the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), designed to provide individual support for students with disabilities and resources to train educators. 📚Without student performance data or school accountability, essential resources & support wouldn’t be allocated. Phasing out federal funds for all school districts nationwide would be disastrous, deepening gaps in opportunity and achievement for our most vulnerable kids. 📚Students’ civil rights would be at risk. Abolishing ED also means the Department’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) would cease to exist. Schools & colleges need to be assisted in, and held responsible for, creating safe & welcoming learning environments for all students. 📚Federal financial aid would be greatly affected. The Federal Student Aid office at ED administers millions in grant aid annually & administers the FAFSA. The Department also has oversight and distribution responsibilities concerning programs to support MSI’s. These are just a few of the terrifying effects of abolishing the Department of Education. Read more about what would happen in our blog post here: https://edtru.st/48phOMO

There are 5 days left until Election Day, so encourage 5 of your friends and family to get out and vote on November 5th! Whether you’re early voting, mailing in your ballot, or heading to the polls on Election Day, a solid plan can make all the difference! Your vote is your voice! Your vote is an opportunity to shape our country's and local communities' future. Let’s make a plan and make a difference together! #YourVoteMatters #Election2024 #VoteForChange #vote2024

📢New Resource alert! EdTrust’s School Voucher Toolkit is here to inform and mobilize advocates for #PublicEducation. Voucher programs divert essential resources from public schools, while lacking accountability and transparency standards. This impacts #Black and #Latino communities and students from low-income backgrounds the most. The toolkit has resources for advocates to take action. Click to explore the toolkit and join the movement for equitable education: https://edtru.st/3YKvrTy #EquityinEducation

If you’re living in the U.S. today, you’ve no doubt heard about the education disparities plaguing our nation’s school districts. But if you’re a parent, a teacher, or a district leader, you’ve likely seen those disparities firsthand. They show up when a student of color has a series of teachers who don’t look like them, when a student from an economically disadvantaged background faces an uninviting school climate, or when the students who need the most academic support struggle to get it. Simply put: Today’s schooling model doesn’t equitably support every student. The Alliance for Resource Equity (ARE) is partnering with district leaders and advocates across the country to do something about that. Forged through their partnership with the Education Trust, ARE produces in-depth reports, hosts collaborative events, and offers step-by-step guides for improving resource equity in today’s school districts. Join the ARE mailing list to get the latest insights and tools to help dismantle disparities and forge a better, more equitable future for the students in your community. We’re taking action—will you? Sign Up for their newsletter here: https://edtru.st/40mpP31

Too many students face racial or national origin harassment or hostile environments in schools. Read this report by the @Education Rights Institute to learn more about these pervasive issues and federal guidance for a school environment free from discrimination: https://edtru.st/3C4bRJc Need a quick overview? Learn more about what constitutes racial harassment and hostile environments: https://lnkd.in/eycPxjA7 and how schools can address them: https://lnkd.in/eUGjgRqE