Joint Letter to Louisiana State House & Senate Governmental Affairs Committees Regarding BESE Compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
January 10, 2022 by EdTrust Senate and House Governmental Affairs Committees Louisiana State Senate P.O. Box 94183 Baton Rouge, LA 70804 s&g@legis.la.gov h&ga@legis.la.gov Re: Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (“BESE”) Compliance with Section 2…
Getting Latino Students Better Access to Non-Novice Teachers
Every year, thousands of individuals take on one of the most important jobs: TEACHING. While new teachers bring energy…
Getting Black Students Better Access to Non-Novice Teachers
Every year, thousands of individuals take on one of the most important jobs: TEACHING. While new teachers bring energy…
5 Things for Advocates to Know About Equitable School Nutrition
November 30, 2021 by EdTrust Access to adequate and nutritious food for students and their families is fundamental to educational equity. A critical part of reliable access to food is school meals..,
Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) as a Means to College and Career Readiness
November 15, 2021 by Natalie Edirmanasinghe Imagine how schools might be different if educators co-crafted their content, policies, procedures, and expectations with the young people they teach. Critical pedagogy centers those who are experiencing a problem…
Redefining College and Career Readiness Through Critical Design
November 08, 2021 by Kia Allah College and career readiness are often assessed by indicators such as test scores and grade point averages. But there are other ways to forecast and encourage student success, by centering…
State Guidance for High-Impact Tutoring
May 27, 2021 by EdTrust The recent passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is infusing America’s K12 public schools with unprecedented, desperately…
Lessons Learned: Avoiding Inequitable Teacher Layoffs
April 16, 2021 by EdTrust Actions for State and District LeadersThe economic recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has left states with unprecedented…
What Can States Do to Improve Reading Instruction?
April 09, 2021 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. When Tennessee showed no progress on the last results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress and Massachusetts actually declined, both states were spurred to make some major changes to…