The Education Trust works with a diverse coalition of advocates and partners across the state of Delaware to:
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Finding America’s Missing AP and IB Students
Read morePrograms like Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) are designed to provide high school students with challenging academic…
New analysis finds too many students missing from AP and IB programs
Read moreSecond report in “Shattering Expectations” series finds low-income students and students of color aren’t being served equally in existing…
Fast Fact: Students can’t afford higher rates.
Read moreThe high cost of college already shuts out more than 100,000 low-income, college-qualified students. We can't afford to make…
Fast Fact: Higher income students face gaps too
Read moreOn the 2011 NAEP, higher income black and Latino students were as likely to score at the below basic…
Fast Fact: Gaps at the Top
Read moreStudents of color face gaps throughout the achievement spectrum. On the 2011 fourth-grade math NAEP, roughly 1 in 10…
Breaking the Glass Ceiling of Achievement for Low-Income Students and Students of Color
Read moreWhile gaps between student groups have narrowed over time at the below basic level of performance, gaps at the…
Closing the achievement gap requires progress not just for lowest performing students, but for students at all levels
Read moreFirst report in new “Shattering Expectations” series calls attention to gaps at the highest levels of achievementWASHINGTON (May 14,…
Fast Fact: Great Teachers Can Change Lives
Read more“Great teachers and principals can help to close persistent achievement gaps, improve student attitudes about school, and build habits…
Fast Fact: Great Teachers Can Change Lives
Read more“Great teachers and principals can help to close persistent achievement gaps, improve student attitudes about school, and build habits…
Fast Fact: Higher Math Means Greater Gains
Read moreHigh schoolers who take math beyond Algebra II make greater math achievement gains than similar students who stop there.
Fast Fact: Attrition v. Admission
Read moreAt more than 200 higher education institutions nationwide, less than 10 percent of students graduate with a degree or…
Fast Fact: For-Profit Colleges Need High Standards
Read moreTaxpayers fund 86% of revenue for the 15 big, publicly traded for-profit colleges. Gainful employment regulations are meant to…
Fast Fact: To Learn, Students Need To Be In School
Read moreIn 2009-10, nearly 1 out of every 3 African-American boys in high school were suspended. That’s three times the…