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What Purpose Does Your Dress Code Serve? Why Inclusive School Policies Matter
April 24, 2019 by Nancy Duchesneau
When Tvli Birdshead, a senior at an Oklahoma high school was denied the freedom to wear his Native American…
The Forgotten Children: Students Who Have an Incarcerated Parent
April 24, 2019 by Ivy Morgan
There are 1.5 million people in federal and state prisons and another 600,000 in local jails. More than half…
Strong Link Established Between Student Achievement and School Leadership
April 24, 2019 by Karin Chenoweth
The impact of having a great teacher is well-known. But what about school principals? Turns out that students learn…
Reid Setzer
April 18, 2019 by dsteele
Reid serves as the organization's director of government affairs, working to leverage policy analysis as well as legislative tactics…
Profile in Education Equity: Operation Restoration
April 17, 2019 by Letisha Marrero
Syrita Steib-Martin and Annie Freitas cofounded Operation Restoration, a New Orleans-based organization that helps women who have been impacted…
How Education Can Better Serve the Modern-Day Student
April 17, 2019 by Letisha Marrero
For nearly six years, Reid Setzer has been at Young Invincibles, where he most recently served as director of…
Serving Healthy School Food While Preparing Young Adults for Culinary Careers
April 15, 2019 by Letisha Marrero
Tucked away in the back of a dilapidated, blue and gray building in downtown Washington lies DC Central Kitchen.…
Heather Reiman
April 12, 2019 by dsteele
Heather Rieman has dedicated her career to ensuring that all youth have the supports and services they need to…
Where Are the Black Basketball Coaches?
April 10, 2019 by Wil Del Pilar
The NCAA has a new men’s and women’s basketball champion. Congratulations to University of Virginia and Baylor University. In…
Statement from The Education Trust on the Restoring Education and Learning (REAL) Act
April 9, 2019 by Ed Trust
“Expanding access to quality higher education can be transformative for individuals impacted by the criminal justice system. I am…
Webinar Series: School Improvement Under ESSA: What You Need to Know to Engage
April 3, 2019 by Ed Trust
In the summer of 2018 The Education Trust hosted a series of webinars exploring evidence-based practices and policies that…
Leggings, Tank Tops, and Short Skirts: How Dress Codes Affect Girls of Color
April 3, 2019 by Ary Amerikaner
It all started when a Catholic mother of four sons wrote a letter to the editor of the University…