Fast Fact: Parents Need Good, Quality Information
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Ed Trust Welcomes Sonja Brookins Santelises as Vice President of K-12 Policy and Practice
Read moreWASHINGTON (August 22, 2013) - The Education Trust is proud to welcome Sonja Brookins Santelises as vice president of…
Robert L. Ruffins
Read moreAs assistant director for state advocacy, Robert advances the mission of The Education Trust by identifying and building strategic…
Fast Fact: “The State of Education for Native Students”
Read moreWe can’t leave Native students behind. Between 2003 and 2011, NAEP results for Native students improved more slowly than…
The State of Education for Native Students
Read moreDespite recent progress in improving achievement among students of color, achievement results for Native students have remained nearly flat.…
New Brief Underscores Urgency to Improve Native Student Achievement
Read moreWASHINGTON (August 13, 2013) Despite recent progress in improving achievement among students of color, achievement results for Native students…
Fast Fact: Tougher Standards Hinge on Available Resources
Read moreStates agree that the Common Core will boost expectations. But many report lacking enough money and people to implement…
Fast Fact: States Agree that the Common Core State Standards Will Boost Expectations
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Statement from The Education Trust on the California CORE Districts Waiver
Read moreWASHINGTON (August 6, 2013) We are disappointed by the Department of Education's decision to grant California's CORE districts…
Fast Fact: College Access Doesn’t Necessarily Add Up to College Success
Read moreCollege going is up for all groups, but most of the new white college students attend selective colleges while…
Fast Fact: Pick up the Pace in Closing College Completion Gaps
Read moreHispanic enrollment at 4-year colleges grew a whopping 22 percent from 2009 to 2011, but at current rates only…
Statement From The Education Trust on the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act
Read moreWASHINGTON (July 24, 2013) Todays vote on a student loan interest rate compromise on the floor of the…
Statement From The Education Trust on Passage of the Student Success Act
Read moreWASHINGTON (July 19, 2013) Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is long overdue, but the legislation passed…
Fast Fact: All Students Can Achieve, Tell the House to vote “No” on H.R. 5
Read moreH.R. 5 would return us to a time when states were given the “flexibility” to ignore the performance of…
Intentionally Successful: Improving Minority Student College Graduation Rates
Read moreEmploying new data reported to the U.S. Department of Education, The Education Trust finds encouraging news for those concerned…
Intentionally Successful: New Mini-Brief Finds College Efforts to Increase Student Success Work
Read moreWASHINGTON (July 17, 2013) Employing new data reported to the U.S. Department of Education by colleges and universities,…