The Education Trust’s Comment Regarding the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority
May 02, 2023 by Ed Trust May 1, 2023 Patrick Rooney Office of Elementary and Secondary Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room 3W202 Washington, D.C. 20202 Download the Letter Dear…
Science of Reading Gives Kids the Best Chance to Close the Literacy Gap
November 16, 2022 by Ed Trust Last month’s national assessment of fourth-grade reading — the first since children’s lives and schooling were disrupted by the pandemic — revealed the largest decline in reading performance in 30…
Statement on Massachusetts’ 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Results
October 26, 2022 by Jack Fleming Massachusetts’ top rankings don’t mean much when scores fall to the lowest level in 20 years, and learning inequities persist BOSTON – Natasha Ushomirsky, state director for Massachusetts of The…
Statement from?Denise Forte, Interim CEO of The Education Trust on NAEP Long-Term Trend Assessment Data
September 01, 2022 by Denise Forte WASHINGTON – Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, released the following statement regarding the release of the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Long-Term Trend results for…
Testimony on Unfinished Learning & Chronic Absenteeism Before the Texas House Public Education Committee
July 25, 2022 by Jonathan Feinstein On July 25, 2022 The Education Trust’s Texas State Director Jonathan Feinstein testified at the Texas House Public Education Committee – focusing on chronic absenteeism and its significant link to…
Joint Testimony from Texas Education Advocates on edTPA as a Certification Exam for Standard Teacher Certifications
December 08, 2021 by Ed Trust To: State Board for Educator Certification Re: edTPA as a Certification Exam for Standard Teacher Certification The Commit Partnership and the co-signed organizations below thank you for the opportunity to…