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Top public colleges say, “Black Lives Matter,” but do they enroll Black — or Latino — students?
Read moreWashington – While the COVID-19 pandemic and the killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Arbery, and…

Listening to Educators of Color
Read moreThe Education Trust and E4E recently convened a small group of educators of color from across the country to…

The Education Trust Comments to U.S. Department of Education on Eligibility of Students for Relief Funds Under the CARES Act
Read moreGaby WattsU.S. Department of Education400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 258-02Washington, D.C. 20202-2241 Dear Ms. Watts,As students and families…

Jordyn Bussey
Read moreJordyn Bussey is the senior associate national and state partnership at The Education Trust, where she leads the development…

Vilmaris González
Read moreVilmaris is the senior manager of engagement and operations for The Education Trust in Tennessee, where she manages partnerships…

Wing Yi (Winnie) Chan
Read moreIn her role as the director of P-12 research, Winnie helps to develop and execute a research agenda that…

Alexza Barajas Clark
Read moreAlexza is the assistant director for Tennessee at The Education Trust. She advises the state director and develops strategic…

Education Resource Equity in 2020-21 – Guides for Advocates, State and District Leaders
Read moreAs America grapples with an ongoing pandemic, an economic recession, and renewed national recognition of systemic racism, our nation’s…

Mirrors and Windows: Investing in Educators of Color
Read moreI teach middle school science and English as a second language (K-5) in Boston Public Schools. I am adopted…

Hungry Kids Continue to Struggle Through a Pandemic During Summer Months
Read moreAmerica’s kids have already endured what has been undoubtedly the most nontraditional school year of their young lives. However,…

Crushed Dreams and Broken Promises, Supreme Court Edition
Read moreOn June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States handed a victory to Dreamers, blocking the Trump…

Profile in Education Equity: Educare DC
Read moreEducare Washington DC is a full-day, year-round early childhood program in Ward 7 serving 304 children ages 6 weeks…

“What Did We Hear? What Did We Learn?”
Read moreIn a lively conversation, Tanji Reed Marshall and Karin Chenoweth wrap up Season 3, ExtraOrdinary Districts in Extraordinary Times,…

“We’ve been planning, planning, planning.”
Read more“If we’re face-to-face, we’ll be pretty good with that. If we’re remote, we’re 80% there,” says superintendent Corey Miklus…

We Need to Know the Impact of School Closures in Tennessee on Student Learning
Read moreYou can’t fix what you can’t see. It wasn’t that long ago that our systemic failures to serve students…

Teachers Want Data to Understand the Impact of Remote Learning and Training to Use It Effectively
Read moreThe unexpected shift to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic may have changed teachers’ circumstances, but their need for…

Parents Want Data to Understand the Impact of School Closures and Support Recovery
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has created a time of uncertainty and remote learning, but parents are clear: they need data…

“Schools that already had cohesive cultures did the best.”
Read moreDr. Sonja Santelises joins ExtraOrdinary Districts in Extraordinary Times to discusses the Black Lives Matter protests and the decisions…

How to Support College Students Aging Out of Foster Care During COVID-19
Read morePicture this: A second wave of coronavirus infection hits the U.S., and college leaders decide to shut down campuses.…

John B. King Jr. Testimony Before U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor Concerning Racial Inequity During COVID-19
Read moreUnited States House Committee on Education and Labor“Inequities Exposed: How COVID-19 Widened Racial Inequities in Education, Health, and the…