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Research, Tools & Insights
We evaluate education policies, practices, and dollars spent through a single lens: what’s right for students — preschool through college. Here’s our latest work, featuring our signature data, research, and recommendations.
5 Things Every Equity Advocate Should Know About Through-Year Assessments
Equitable and thoughtfully designed through-year assessments can enhance summative assessment systems to better meet the academic needs of all students.
Can’t Be Erased Campaign Toolkit
At the state and local level, decision-makers across the country continue to issue book bans and look for other means to restrict students’ access to honest history and a diversity of voices.
Understanding the Full Cost of Short-Term Credentials
Interest in short-term credentials is surging but their value is mixed. More research is needed to assess their effectiveness.
Latest from Our Blog
More Jewish Representation: When Your Intersectional Identity Becomes Living History
What does it mean to have true intersectional representation?
Why Children’s Books Need to Discuss the Prison Industrial Complex
One example of book bans is the deliberate exclusion of any discussion of the history of the prison industrial complex from school curricula.
Vibe Check: Creating & Sustaining Positive, Inviting School Environments
A webinar series showcasing how to effectively allocate resources in order to create more inclusive learning environments for students.
Arts in Restorative Justice Programs
Students need sufficient support; implementing restorative justice may be the key to unlock student success.
Latest from Our Press Room
A New Model Can Provide Better, More Timely Assessment Data
EdTrust proposes through-year assessment systems that help teachers adjust instruction and support students.
EdTrust Comment on the Department of Education’s 2020/25 Beginning Postsecondary Students Full Scale Study
EdTrust thanks the U.S. Department of Education for the opportunity to comment on the 2020/25 Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS:20/25) Full Scale Study.
EdTrust Comment on the Department of Education’s Proposed Rule Regarding Student Debt Relief Based on Hardship
EdTrust applauds the Department of Education for proposing two pathways for waiving some or all of the outstanding balance of a federal student loan held by the Department.
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