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Equity-Driven Approaches to Assessment, Grade-Level Promotion, and High School Graduation
Read moreIndefinite school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic are a stark reminder of the unique and central role that…

Education Equity in Crisis: How to Address Learning, Promotions, Transitions and Grades in Light of School and College Closures
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has posed an unprecedented education equity crisis in California. Education leaders at schools and colleges across…

COVID-19 Response Must Include Youth and Adults Impacted by the Criminal Justice System
Read moreAs the coronavirus pandemic and public health crisis stymies the U.S. economy, youth and adults impacted by the criminal…

The Education Trust in Massachusetts
Read moreEd Trust in Massachusetts The Education Trust team in Massachusetts convenes and supports the Massachusetts Education Equity Partnership…
The Education Trust in Louisiana
Read moreEd Trust in Lousiana The Education Trust in Louisiana works to promote educational equity for historically underserved students…

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (S. 3548) Education Fact Sheet
Read moreCongress has passed three coronavirus relief bills: the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 (H.R.6074), the…

Education, Civil Rights, & Disabilities Rights Advocates Call on U.S. Department of Education to Ensure Transparency & Equity in Use of COVID-19 Relief Funds
Read moreThe Honorable Betsy DeVosSecretary of EducationU.S. Department of Education400 Maryland Ave, SWWashington, DC 20202Dear Secretary DeVos: We, the…

Education, Civil Rights, & Disabilities Rights Advocates Call on U.S. Department of Education to Ensure Transparency & Equity in Use of COVID-19 Relief Funds
Read moreWe, the undersigned groups, are unified in our missions to promote educational equity across the country and help the…

What School Closures Mean for Students with Disabilities
Read moreThe COVID-19 school closures, now expected to last 8 weeks or more, will impact more than 54 million students…

Analysis: National Database Shows States & Schools Are Stepping Up Online Learning — but Still Have a Long Way to Go. 10 Notable Trends Across 82 Districts
Read moreLast week, the Center on Reinventing Public Education released an initial database of district responses to COVID-19, which tracked…

An Educator’s Guide to Virtual Learning: 4 Actions to Support Students With Disabilities and Their Families
Read moreDuring the past decade, virtual learning has increasingly been integrated into student instruction and classroom environments across the country…

A Parent’s Guide to Virtual Learning: 4 Actions to Improve Your Child’s Experience With Online Learning
Read moreCOVID-19 has catapulted us all into a new reality: Workplaces are closed, social distancing is the “new normal,” and…

Digital Resources For EL Students
Read moreOver 4.8 million English learners (ELs) have been impacted by school closures. ELs have unique learning needs and require…

Supporting multilingual learners (MLLs)/English language learners (ELLs) during the COVID-19 Shutdown
Read moreAs districts and schools take the difficult but necessary step of closing schools to slow the spread of COVID-19,…

$3.5 Billion for Child Care in Coronavirus Package is Not Enough: How States Will Fare
Read moreThe Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which the U.S Senate passed unanimously last night and…

What we need: A Marshall Plan for public education’s COVID-19 response
Read moreMichigan leaders, parents and educators are doing their best to respond to the COVID-19 crisis that has taken hold…

Bipartisan Coronavirus Response an Important Step Forward for Students and Schools
Read moreWASHINGTON (March 26, 2020) – “This bipartisan Senate Coronavirus relief bill represents a critical step in providing much needed…

What Military-Connected Students Need to Know During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Read moreFrom student loans to the GI Bill, the coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting millions of veterans and military-connected students in…
