Advocacy Letters & Official Statements
Statewide Organizations Join Together to Demand Education for All
February 27, 2025 by EdTrust-Tennessee
More than 30 organizations statewide announced the launch of the Education For All Tennessee campaign in response in response to...
Protecting Undocumented Student Access to Public School Memo
February 26, 2025 by EdTrust-Tennessee
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Op-Ed | Tennessee Immigration Bill Pits Public School Educators Against Their Students
February 25, 2025 by EdTrust-Tennessee
We must reject policies rooted in exclusion and fear and recommit ourselves to the values that have made Tennessee a...
EdTrust-TN Responds to Gov. Lee’s 2025 State of the State Address
February 11, 2025 by EdTrust-Tennessee
Governor Lee announced several investments we believe expand education equity and opportunity for students.
EdTrust-Tennessee Responds to 2024 NAEP Scores
January 29, 2025 by EdTrust-Tennessee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2025 Contact: Breana Staten, bstaten@edtrust.org EdTrust-Tennessee issued the following statement regarding the National Center for...
#5Things Equity Advocates Should Know About – 2024 TN Higher Education Fall Enrollment Data
January 28, 2025 by EdTrust-Tennessee
Author: Emily R. Bengyak 1. 14th day first-time freshmen enrollment declined in Fall 2024, while overall undergraduate enrollment increased, perhaps...
114th Tennessee General Assembly: A Guide to the Voucher Special Session
January 16, 2025 by EdTrust-Tennessee
This resource was developed to assist Tennesseans’ understanding of our General Assembly’s special sessions writ large and the procedural steps...
Collective Advocacy in Action: Over 85 TN Organizations Advancing Educational Justice in 2025
January 12, 2025 by EdTrust-Tennessee
By: Meili Powell, Assistant Director of Advocacy & Engagement EdTrust-Tennessee Collective advocacy for equity in 2025 will be more consequential...
