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A dream deferred: 50 years after Brown v. Board Of Education, the struggle continues…A 50 state look at achievement, attainment and opportunity gaps
(Washington, D.C.) -- As the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision calling for an end to unequal education in our …
Ross Wiener, policy director of The Education Trust, before the National Conference of State Legislatures Task Force on No Child Left Behind
As all of you know, we are coming up on the 50th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board decision, which ended legalized segregation in our schools. But whe…
Testimony of Ross Wiener, Policy Director for the Education Trust, before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on “The Importance of Highly Qualified Teachers in Raising Academic Achievement”
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify before you today on the importance of the teacher quality provisions in th…
Ross Wiener, policy director of The Education Trust, on the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement of new teacher quality policies
(Washington, D.C.) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Education has taken another step backwards from its responsibility to ensure that all students in American…
Rest not our weary feet: Dr. Stephanie Robinson, principal partner of The Education Trust, on the release of the African American Achievement in America
(Washington, DC) - "While the celebration of Black history month has ended, let us not forget about the work that still remains. We must ensure that our chil…
The real value of value-added: Getting effective teachers to the students who need them most
(Washington, DC) -- Today, schools, districts and states are under increasing pressure both to raise overall student achievement and to close historic gaps sep…
Kati Haycock, director of The Education Trust, on the Harvard Civil Rights Project and Urban Institute Report on high school graduation rates
(Washington, DC) -- There's no question that high school graduation rates across the country are abysmal, and that the shocking racial disparities in graduati…
Ed Trust Statement on the U.S. Department of Education’s new No Child Left Behind Provisions Regarding Limited-English Proficient Students
(Washington, D.C.) -- Todays announcement brings more clarity and common sense to the rules regarding limited-English proficient (LEP) students and, conseque…
Kati Haycock, director of The Education Trust, on the two year anniversary of No Child Left Behind
Just two years after NCLB was signed into law, an historic shift is well underway. No longer is it good enough for schools to send some of their students off …
Getting away with it: What happens when no one’s minding the store: New state data about highly qualified teachers and graduation rates
(Washington, DC) - The Education Trust released today two new reports documenting the contradictions and inconsistencies in state-reported data for teacher q…
2003 NAEP Urban Districts Reading and Math results: What districts do matters
(Washington, D.C.) -- Results of the 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Trial Urban District Assessment in Mathematics and Reading for gra…
“Don’t turn back the clock!” Over 100 African American and Latino superintendents voice their support for the Accountability Provisions in Title I (NCLB)
(Washington, D.C.) -- More than 100 African American and Latino school district superintendents from across the country today sent a letter to Congress, the W…
Closing the achievement gap: 2003 NAEP Reading and Math results show real results and remaining challenges gaps growing in 8th grade math in too many states
(Washington, D.C.) -- Results of the 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading and Mathematics assessment for grades 4, and 8 released to…
State funding gaps: Students who need the most continue to get the least
(Washington, DC) The Education Trust released today a new report documenting large funding gaps between high- and low-poverty and -minority districts in many…
How AYP is helping communities to close the achievement gap
(Washington, DC) Today, the Education Trust released a report documenting how AYP provides important new information about academic achievement in Americas …
Letter-to-the-Editor, Los Angeles Times
Last month, most states released lists of schools that did not make Adequate Yearly Progress under the No Child Left Behind Act. The sheer number of schools on…
U.S. Department of Education is “In Need of Improvement” when it comes to implementing the teacher quality provisions in No Child Left Behind
(Washington, DC) The Education Trust released today a report criticizing the U.S. Department of Education for failing to make adequate progress implementing…
Kati Haycock, director of The Education Trust, on fully funding No Child Left Behind: Do what’s right for students
(Washington, DC) - "When the President signed the No Child Left Behind Act into law in 2002, there was strong bipartisan support. It was clear that the time …
Kati Haycock, director of The Education Trust, on the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action
(Washington, D.C.) - "Given today's split decision from the Supreme Court on affirmative action programs at the University of Michigan, it's more important tha…
Closing the achievement gap: 2002 NAEP Reading results show real results and remaining challenges
(Washington, D.C.) - Results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading assessment for grades 4, 8 and 12, released today by the U.S. De…