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??While a federal government shutdown is never in the national interest, the continuing resolution currently before the United States Senate fails to protect students. Instead of providing stability and ensuring investments in education, it leaves critical funding decisions in the hands of an administration that has repeatedly deprioritized the needs of students — particularly those from underserved communities Click here to read EdTrust's full statement and learn more: https://edtru.st/3R8ZOyj

EdTrust Condemns the Trump Administration’s Weaponization of Investigations Against DEI in Higher Education. Read our statement from Augustus Mays , vice president of Partnerships and Engagement, on the Trump Administration’s investigations into over 50 universities DEI initiatives. Read More: https://edtru.st/41rwg3T

??EdTrust-Midwest is hiring! Ed Trust-Midwest seeks a full-time, Research and Data Intern to join a staff who are committed to fulfilling our mission of closing opportunity gaps that disproportionately affect students of color and students from low-income backgrounds. The intern will use their data, research, and project management skills to support The Education Trust-Midwest to analyze data and research on students’ access to educational resources across a range of policy areas, including school funding, college and career readiness, educator equity and diversity. APPLY HERE: https://edtru.st/4hkYLq0

??Presenting: EdTrust’s #SaveOurStudents Advocacy Toolkit The Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education pose a serious threat to public education. As advocates, we know that these unprecedented actions will result in devastating and irreversible harm to our students, communities, and country, both in the short and long term. Without federal safeguards, students of color, students from low-income backgrounds, and other underserved student populations will face increased disparities in access to a high-quality education. As we also know, public education is the backbone of our communities, economy, and democracy. Every student — no matter their background, race, disability, primary language, immigration status, identity, or economic circumstances — deserves to pursue the American Dream. So, what comes next? We must mobilize and organize. That’s why EdTrust has created an advocacy toolkit to help you push your local leaders to protect students and public education. We also have an interactive map of what each state stands to lose once they lose critical federal funding and other resources to help you with your advocacy efforts. Together, we can protect public education and #SaveOurStudents. Access the toolkit here: https://edtru.st/3RenUaV

??The Alliance For Resource Equity (ARE) is hosting their last webinar in their webinar series: Public Dollars, Private Gain: Exposing the True Cost of School Vouchers, And What to Do About It School vouchers have been billed as programs that provide families with greater educational choices — this is far from the truth. School vouchers divert public dollars away from public schools, decreasing academic outcomes, deepening inequities, and skirting accountability guardrails. With pro-voucher advocates pushing for massive expansions to these programs at the state and federal level, what does this mean for adequate funding and resources in your community? This webinar will explain the true impact of voucher programs, exposing how these programs siphon funding from already under-resourced schools and destabilize the public education system that 90% of children use. EdTrust’s Qubilah Huddleston will share EdTrust resources to help communities launch effective advocacy campaigns against school voucher programs and lead a discussion with the panelists listed below, to share how they are raising their voice against these initiatives. Panelists? ??Sasha Pudelski, Director of Advocacy, AASA, The School Superintendents Association ??Fred Jones, Senior Director of Public Policy & Advocacy, Southern Education Foundation ??Beth Lewis, Executive Director, Save Our Schools Arizona ??Wednesday, March 19th ??2:00pm - 3:00pm ET REGISTER HERE: https://edtru.st/3XMmiJi

CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, has called out Baltimore Public Schools and the state Department of Education to clarify their policies on how schools interact with immigration services. CASA stepped in after an Overlea High School Teacher allegedly offered to give Immigration and Customs Enforcement identifying information of 50 students who left school to attend an immigration rally in a social media post. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/emc8gNRQ

The Department of Education is dramatically reducing their workforce, as announced today. Check out our latest blog to learn why cutting nearly half of the mission-critical staff positions across the Department of Education means fewer resources and support for students and families. Read the full blog: https://edtru.st/41Ye2s7

??The Alliance For Resource Equity (ARE) is hosting their 2nd webinar: Advocating for Students’ Civil Rights Amid Anti-DEI Threats. A focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) helps ensure that students are learning in vibrant, inclusive learning environments where their identities are celebrated. However, as attacks on DEI spread across the country, education advocates must be clear how rollbacks to DEI undercut the well-being of those most marginalized by our educational systems, including students and families of color, immigrant students and families, and LGBTQ+ students and families. Panelists will help break down the landscape surrounding anti-DEI efforts and help advocates demystify how federal actions could impact their communities, including tools and strategies to prevent systems from proactively dismantling DEI efforts. You don't want to miss out on these panelists: ??Brian Dittmeier, Director of Public Policy, GLSEN ??Juhwan Seo, Assistant Director of Education Policy, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) ??Brian Ortega, Senior P-12 Policy Analyst, UnidosUS ??Sabrina Wesley-Nero, Assistant Director, MA in Educational Transformation, Georgetown University ??Moderator: Mandla Deskins, Director, Advocacy & Engagement, EdTrust ??TOMORROW, March 12th ?? 2:00 - 3:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE: https://edtru.st/4i046nA

New on the blog: Erasing Opportunity: How Trump’s Education Policies Harm Black College Students. Check out our latest blog to learn more about how the Trump administration’s policies have reversed the advancements made, putting Black students at increased risk. Read the Blog: https://edtru.st/4kDDOJy

??EdTrust recently held a press conference on the impending Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education. Watch the highlights from the press conference on our YouTube channel here: https://edtru.st/3DwaQun