Students Reflect on Anti-LGBTQ Legislation in Tennessee
The Education Trust is a national education research, policy and advocacy organization, and we opened The Education Trust in Tennessee in January of 2020, centering student voices in their work from the beginning. Most notably, there are two primary [...]
TSU students are concerned about campus’s future after Comptroller report
The students at the Tennessee State University say they understand the campus needs help especially when it comes to housing. But they are concerned about the state’s involvement in their future. Tennessee State University had a record enrollment in [...]
#InTheirVoices: Trey Cunningham
Watch Trey Cunningham, a student from Brownsville, share how his experience growing up in a majority Black, rural Tennessee town has shaped the questions he will ask at #InTheirVoices: Students Speak with Secretary Cardona. Watch the video [...]
Chalkbeat & Ed Trust: In Their Voices with Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
Chalkbeat and The Education Trust present students in dialogue with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. Watch the video
The Trials of Critical Race Theory | CBS Reports
As America reckons with systemic racism, schools are responding by expanding diversity and inclusion efforts. But as the efforts have become fused with a decades-old legal concept known as critical race theory, some parents and conservative activists are fighting [...]
College corner: Tennessee students discuss higher ed amid COVID-19
The coronavirus has heightened inequities within higher education, disrupted campus life, and put a financial strain on many families. As the fall semester gets started, we want to hear directly from students. Chalkbeat Tennessee and The Education Trust in [...]
‘Brave spaces’ needed: How schools can foster meaningful conversations after the 2020 election
Tennessee students and educators gathered virtually to brainstorm how schools can foster meaningful classroom conversations in the wake of the most divisive presidential election in modern U.S. history. The event was hosted by Chalkbeat and The Education Trust in [...]
