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Poll: TX Parents Very Concerned About Children Falling Behind During School Closures
WASHINGTON (June 1, 2020) – As state and district leaders in Texas are deciding how to best open schools, including retaining some form of distance learning, a…
John King Speaks with College Students About the Nation’s Failure to Fulfill Brown v. Board
On October 3, John King spoke with undergraduate and graduate students studying at Georgetown University about the nation’s collective failure to fulfill the p…
If Budgets Are Statements of Values, This Administration Doesn’t Value American Students
WASHINGTON (05/23/17) – “The Trump administration’s budget request is an assault on the American Dream. This shortsighted and cruel proposal would make the cli…
Ed Trust Names Lillian M. Lowery as Vice President of PreK-12 Policy, Research, and Practice
WASHINGTON – The Education Trust is pleased to announce that Lillian M. Lowery, Ph.D., will join The Education Trust as its vice president for PreK-12 Policy, …
“The Education Trust cannot support DeVos’ nomination for U.S. Secretary of Education,” says Kati Haycock to Senate HELP Committee
WASHINGTON (01/23/17) – Today Kati Haycock, CEO of The Education Trust, issued the following statement ahead of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension…
Statement from The Education Trust on 12th-Grade Reading and Mathematics Results From the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress
WASHINGTON – While we applaud improved graduation rates for all groups of students, we’re not cheering too loudly, because, as new data from the “Nation’s Repo…
Are Schools Preparing Students to be College- and Career-Ready?
WASHINGTON – Forty-seven percent. This figure represents the share of American high school graduates who complete neither a college- nor career-ready course of…
Prepared Testimony of Kati Haycock, CEO, The Education Trust for the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ESSA Implementation in States and School Districts: Perspective from Education Leaders…
Statement by Kati Haycock, president of The Education Trust, on President Obama’s signing of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015
WASHINGTON (December 10, 2015) — “We applaud President Obama along with Chairman Lamar Alexander, Ranking Member Patty Murray, Chairman John Kline, and Ranking…
The Education Trust Statement on the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015
Back in January, we set out to ensure a reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act that would move the country forward in its efforts to close the lon…
Statement From The Education Trust on the Every Child Achieves Act
WASHINGTON (April 7, 2015) – Kati Haycock, president of The Education Trust, issued the following statement today on the “Every Child Achieves Act.”“Sens. Lam…
Statement From The Education Trust on the Student Success Act, H.R. 5
WASHINGTON (February 11, 2015) — Today, The Education Trust issued the following statement expressing our disappointment with the House Education Committee’s p…
Comments to Senate HELP Committee on “Every Child Ready for College or Career Act” Discussion Draft
The Honorable Lamar AlexanderChairmanHELP CommitteeU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510The Honorable Patty MurrayRanking MemberHELP CommitteeU.S. SenateWashington, …
Statement From The Education Trust on the Support Making Assessments Reliable and Timely (SMART) Act
WASHINGTON (January 21, 2015) — The Education Trust issued the following statement on the Support Making Assessments Reliable and Timely (SMART) Act, introduce…
UPDATED: More Than 25 Civil Rights Groups and Education Advocates Release Principles for ESEA Reauthorization: “The Federal Role Must Be Honored and Maintained”
Washington – Today, nearly 20 civil rights groups and education advocates released shared civil rights principles for the reauthorization of the Elementary and…
Statement From The Education Trust on the Support Making Assessments Reliable and Timely (SMART) Act
WASHINGTON (December 9, 2014) — The Education Trust issued the following statement on the Support Making Assessments Reliable and Timely (SMART) Act, bipartisa…
Statement From The Education Trust on 12th Grade Reading and Mathematics Results From the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress
WASHINGTON (May 7, 2014) On the heels of encouraging news about rising high school graduation rates for all groups of students, todays results from the 2013…
High-Achieving Disadvantaged Students and Students of Color Fall Behind as They Progress Through High School, Ed Trust Finds
WASHINGTON (April 2, 2014) - Many black and Latino students and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds who enter high school as top academic performers l…
Groups Tell Texas State Board of Education: Hold Firm on Rigorous Math for All Students
WASHINGTON (November 19, 2013) - The Education Trust, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), and National Council of the La Raza (NCLR) issued the …
Waiver Renewal Guidelines a Step Forward on Key Issues, Though Not Always a Big One
WASHINGTON (August 29, 2013) The NCLB waiver process has been far from perfect. Among other things, the initial waiver guidelines allowed states to radically…