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OPINION: Support Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s Push to Invest More in Literacy for Children
Tennessee is widely regarded as a leader in education, but we have a reading problem. Literacy rates have stagnated and, in some cases, declined over the past …
Ed Trust Comments on Upcoming “Study of District & School Uses of Federal Education Funds”
Director of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy DivisionU.S. Department of Education400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W-208BWashingt…
OPINION: Maryland can make education better for all students
Torrey Smith, a former Baltimore Raven, is president of the Torrey Smith Family Fund and a Players Coalition member. John B. King Jr. is president and chief ex…
Building Bridges to Make Equity Accessible for Students with Learning Disabilities
John B. King Jr. provided opening keynote remarks at the Learning Disabilities Association of America’s annual conference. This year, the conference theme focu…
The Trump Administration, Once Again, Fails to Invest in the Critical Resources Needed to Boost Achievement of our Nation’s Students
WASHINGTON (February 10, 2019) – In yet another predictable move to deny students the opportunities to reach their highest academic potential, and educators th…
OPINION: States Are Burying Damning Data About School Funding
Any debate about fairness in school funding has to start with clear data, but it turns out that data can be very hard to find. Most people understand the inequ…
Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE) Releases Recommendations for Implementing Kirwan to Close Racial Equity Gaps
We are the Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE), a coalition of education advocacy, civil rights, and community based organizations that ar…
Black and Latino Students Shut Out of Advanced Coursework Opportunities
WASHINGTON – Black and Latino students across the country have unequal access to advanced coursework, which means they often miss out on vital learning opportu…
Letter to U.S. Department of Education Regarding Changes to Civil Rights Data Collection
Director of the Information Collection Clearance DivisionAttn: Rosa OlmedaU.S. Department of Education550 12th Street SWPotomac City Plaza, Room 9089Washington…
The Education Trust Comments on the Department of Education’s Final Report Card Guidance
U.S. Department of EducationOffice of Elementary and Secondary EducationATTN: Report Card Document400 Maryland Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20202 RE: Opportuniti…
No State Provides Both High-Quality and High-Access State-Funded Preschool for Black and Latino 3- and 4-Year-Olds
WASHINGTON (November 6, 2019) — High-quality early childhood education (ECE) is important to the rapid development that happens in the first five years of a ch…
Ed Trust Calls on Policymakers to Act to Close Long-Standing Opportunity Gaps to Boost Student Achievement for Our Nation’s Most Underserved Students
WASHINGTON (October 30, 2019) – Today, Ary Amerikaner, vice president for P-12 policy, practice, and research at The Education Trust, issued the following stat…
If You Listen, We Will Stay
WASHINGTON (September 25, 2019) – While a majority of the nation’s public school students are students of color, less than 20% of teachers are teachers of colo…
The Education Trust Comments on Proposed Changes to Categorical Eligibility of SNAP
Brandon LippsDeputy Under Secretary Food, Nutrition, and Consumer ServicesFood and Nutrition Service (FNS)United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)3101 Pa…
Joint Letter from 22 Advocacy Organizations to the U.S. Department of Education Regarding Proposed Guidance on State and Local Report Cards Under ESSA
U.S. Department of EducationOffice of Elementary and Secondary EducationATTN: Report Card Document400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20202 Dear Secret…
Letter from The Education Trust to the U.S. Department of Education Regarding Proposed Guidance on State and Local Report Cards Under ESSA
U.S. Department of EducationOffice of Elementary and Secondary EducationATTN: Report Card Document400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20202 Dear Secreta…
The Education Trust Comments on US Department of Education Proposed Guidance on Supplement Not Supplant
The Honorable Betsy DeVosSecretary of EducationU.S. Department of Education400 Maryland Ave. SWWashington, DC 20202 Dear Secretary DeVos,On behalf of The Edu…
Statement from Former U.S. Education Secretaries John B. King Jr. and Arne Duncan on Trump Administration Recommended Rollback of Discipline Guidance
PRESS CONTACT FOR JOHN B. KING JR.Nicolle Grayson202.293.1217 x354ngrayson@national.edtrust.org PRESS CONTACT FOR ARNE DUNCANAmy Lowamy@emersoncollective.com …
The Education Trust’s Comments in Response to Proposed Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds
Samantha Deshommes, ChiefRegulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and StrategyU.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesDepartment of Homeland Securit…
Stand Up to be an Activist for Educational Equity from Wherever You Sit
On Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, John B. King Jr. delivered the first in a series of lectures at the University of Southern California to celebrate the Rossier Sch…