Joint Letter to U.S. Department of Education and Domestic Policy Council on Equity Priorities for State of the Union and Budget Request
March 05, 2021 by EdTrust The Honorable Miguel Cardona Secretary US Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202 The Honorable Susan Rice Director, Domestic Policy Council the White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue…
Statement on Signing of TN General Assembly Special Session Legislation
February 04, 2021 by Alexza Barajas Clark, Ph.D. We commend Governor Bill Lee for convening the General Assembly for an extraordinary special session in January and calling on legislators to address the challenges of educating Tennessee’s students during…
Statement on TN General Assembly Special Session: Keeping Equity at the Center of Policymaking
January 19, 2021 by Gini Pupo-Walker The devastating COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of millions of people across our country and world, and Tennessee is no exception. From Memphis to Morristown and all places in…
Better Data for Better Early Learning Equity
January 04, 2021 by Carrie Gillispie Early learning programs are collapsing under the financial and logistical strain of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a July survey, 40% of child care providers, and half of providers of color,…
Statement from The Education Trust on Announcement of Miguel Cardona as U.S. Secretary of Education
December 22, 2020 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. WASHINGTON (December 22, 2020) – Today, John B. King Jr., president and CEO for The Education Trust issued the following statement: “I am pleased that President-Elect Joe Biden is nominating…
Joint Memo on Advancing Educational Equity Through the Biden-Harris Administration
December 02, 2020 by EdTrust To: President-Elect Biden Education Transition Team From: Alliance for Excellent Education; Center for American Progress; Education Counsel; Education Reform Now; The Education Trust; Migration Policy Institute, National Center for Immigrant;…
Right Direction. Miles to Go.
November 17, 2020 by EdTrust Over the past few years, Washington has experienced significant job growth — so much so that Washington had the…
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Civil Rights, Education and Immigration Organizations Urge Assessments to Support Student Success
September 03, 2020 by EdTrust We cannot address gaps we cannot see WASHINGTON (September 3, 2020) – “As representatives of civil rights, education, and immigration policy organizations, we agree with today’s decision by the U.S.…