Ed Trust Calls on Policymakers to Close Long-Standing Opportunity Gaps
October 14, 2021 by Denise Forte WASHINGTON – Today, Denise Forte, interim CEO at The Education Trust, issued the following statement on the release of the 2020 National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, long-term trend assessments.…
Ed Trust Calls on Policymakers to Act to Close Long-Standing Opportunity Gaps to Boost Student Achievement for Our Nation’s Most Underserved Students
October 30, 2019 by Ary Amerikaner 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress results reiterate the critical need to address education equity WASHINGTON (October 30, 2019) – Today, Ary Amerikaner, vice president for P-12 policy, practice, and…
Ed Trust Research Shows Need for Policymakers to Address Racial Gaps in Degree Attainment
June 14, 2018 by Ed Trust New national and state-by-state research shows gains and gaps in degree attainment for Latino and Black Adults WASHINGTON – Black and Latino adults are less likely to hold a college…
Hidden School Resources: What Students Deserve in School
May 18, 2018 by Reetchel Presume For the past few months, there have been teacher walkouts in states like Arizona, Kentucky, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and the latest in North Carolina, where more than 15,000 teachers took…
Katie Berger Testifies On Importance of Creating National Student-Level Data System
February 08, 2018 by Katie Berger Katie Berger testifies before National Committee on Institutional Quality & Integrity (NACIQI) on the importance of establishing a student-level data system to improve equity & student outcomes. Good morning. My…
Systems for Success: Thinking Beyond Access to AP
July 26, 2017 by Ed Trust Ed Trust Case Studies Show How Schools Can Achieve the Dual Goals of AP Access and Success for Underserved Students WASHINGTON (July 26, 2017) – As schools and districts respond…
NBER Study Makes Assertions About Supergroups Without Proof
June 21, 2017 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D. A recent paper touting gains in Kentucky’s Focus schools (schools with the lowest performance for student groups) is, on the surface, encouraging. We want to know more about what’s driving…
Trends in State ESSA Plans: The Problem With Supergroups
June 01, 2017 by Lynn C. Jennings, Ph.D Among the most important questions to ask to understand whether a state accountability system is designed to promote opportunity and achievement for all groups of students are: Do all groups…
If Budgets Are Statements of Values, This Administration Doesn’t Value American Students
May 23, 2017 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. Statement of John B. King Jr., President and CEO of The Education Trust, on the President’s FY18 Budget Request WASHINGTON (05/23/17) – “The Trump administration’s budget request is an assault…