Exciting progress for Texas students! 🎉 Nicholas Munyan-Penney of EdTrust emphasizes how HB 8 will boost assessments, close gaps & give every student a fair shot at success. 🙌🏽📚 #HB8 #TXEd #EdTrust #EdTrustTX

👏🏽 Our Research Fellow, Tilifayea L. Griffin, joined US PREP’s Houston Region Teacher Pipeline Community of Practice to share insights on Texas’s Educational Aide Exemption (EAE). 💡 She highlighted $2.6M in statewide funds and strategies to help more aides finish certification.

It’s Hispanic Heritage Month! 🎉 From September 15–October 15, we celebrate the diverse cultures, rich traditions, and incredible contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities. 📚💡🌎 #HispanicHeritageMonth #EdTrustTX

🗣️Texas students deserve educators who reflect their diversity and are supported from preparation to the classroom. 🌟Barriers like low pay, high certification costs, and limited access to residency programs stand in the way. It’s time to modernize educator preparation in Texas.

🎓 Did you know? Nearly 1 in 5 college students is a parent — and cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, & CCAMPIS put them further behind, facing $13k+ more in yearly costs. EdTrust’s new brief + dashboard shows how to close the gap.  Support parents. Strengthen #highered.

🚨 A government shutdown doesn’t just stall politics—it disrupts classrooms. From school meal programs to Head Start, Texas students could feel the impact if it drags on. Federal funding must be reliable for kids to learn & thrive. #TXEd #GovernmentShutdown #EdTrust EdTrust

Yesterday in Austin, Jonathan Feinstein of EdTrustTX & Roxanne Garza of EdTrust joined Kasey Corpus of Young Invincibles and Will Davies from Breakthrough CTX for a convening on “What the Federal Budget Means for Higher Ed in Texas and What Comes Next. 📚✨

📊 FY26 Budget: What’s at stake? 🏫 House plan mirrors Trump’s budget with 15% cuts — slashing Title I, teacher training, English learner programs, & college aid like SEOG, PSSG, and CCAMPIS. 🏛️ Senate plan rejects those cuts, keeping funding level but not adding more.

💻 Join EdTrust for a three-part webinar series, Literacy Unlocked, on October 15th, 22nd, and 29th from 2-3 p.m. ET to gain strategies, stories, and tools for advancing equitable literacy opportunities across the education ecosystem. register here: web.cvent.com/hub/events/e77…

🎓 It’s Free College Application Week! Oct. 13–19 — apply to any Texas public college or university for free through ApplyTexas! 💻 #ApplyTexas #FreeCollegeAppWeek #TexasEducation #EdTrust

The Educational Aide Exemption (EAE) program is the key 🔑 to growing Texas’s next generation of teachers 👩‍🏫✨ #TexasEducation #EdTrusr

📣Thank you to all of our Citywide Coalition on Education partners who joined us to celebrate our collective work for students in the Houston region! 🌟

📣 Student voices matter. Members of the Texas Community College Student Advisory Council gathered at the 2025 Texas Association of Community Colleges Annual Conference to share their insights on student leadership, governance, and success. #TexasStudents #CommunityColleges #StudentVoices #EdTrustTX

📢 A shutdown isn’t just about politics in Washington; it’s about whether Texas children have food to eat, a classroom to learn in, and the support they need to thrive.”— Jonathan Feinstein, EdTrust’s Texas state director. #EdTrust #EdTrustTX #GovShutdown

We had Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, founder and director Parent Shield Fort Worth, at our Families as Literary Champions - Partnering for Student Success webinar 🌟💻 She shared the importance of parents being more engaged in the education landscape. Parents’ voices are powerful!💪🏼

¡Nuevo video! 🚨💻Telemundo Dallas destaca el trabajo de @EdTrustTexas y de Judith Cruz al abordar el ausentismo escolar en Fort Worth ISD. New video! 🚨💻Telemundo Dallas highlights the work of @EdTrustTexas and Judith Cruz in addressing student absenteeism in Fort Worth ISD.

Every student deserves a great teacher! ✏️🌟 Teacher apprenticeships help grow a diverse educator workforce, but support matters: •We must recruit intentionally •Mentor well •Make it affordable Stronger teachers = brighter futures! 📚✨ #EdTrust #EdTrustTX

🌟Jonathan Feinstein, Texas State Director from Ed Trust in Texas joined a college access briefing at Skyline High School in Dallas this week during a laptop distribution event! 💻 Thank you to @unitedwaydallas for letting us be a part of this event! #EdTrust #EdTrustTX #Dallas