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As Term Ends, Elected HISD Trustee Likes What She’s Seen of the Reforms
This op-ed originally appeared in The Houston Chronicle on December 31, 2023.I’m wrapping up my term as a Houston ISD trustee, one elected before the pandemic,…
“It Is Plain Wrong to Cover up Meaningful Data on the Experiences of Black and Latino Students,” Says The Education Trust
WASHINGTON — Today Ary Amerikaner, vice president for P-12 policy, practice, and research for The Education Trust, released the following statement on the U.S.…
New Guide Pushes Leaders to Stop Criminalizing and Excluding Black, Latina, and Native Girls in Schools
WASHINGTON –The Education Trust and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) today released a guide that urges school, district, and state leaders to reimagine s…
The Education Trust Comments to U.S. Department of Education on Their Proposed Changes to Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC)
Office of the Chief Data OfficerAttn: Stephanie ValentineU.S. Department of Education400 Maryland Ave. SWWashington, D.C. 20202 RE: Docket ID: ED-2019-ICCD-01…
Letter to Tennessee Congressional Delegation Calling for Expansion of Pandemic EBT Program
Tennessee Congressional DelegationUnited States CongressWashington, D.C.Dear Members of the Tennessee Congressional Delegation,The Education Trust in Tennessee…
We Need to Know the Impact of School Closures in Tennessee on Student Learning
You can’t fix what you can’t see. It wasn’t that long ago that our systemic failures to serve students from low-income backgrounds, students of color, English …
John B. King Jr. Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Going Back to School Safely During COVID-19
United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsCOVID-19: Going Back to School SafelyJune 10, 2020 OPENING STATEMENTJOHN B. KING JR.PRE…
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…
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…
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, …
Statement From The Education Trust on the Overturning of ESSA Accountability Regulations in the U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (03/09/17) – Today, The Education Trust issued this statement following the U.S. Senate’s vote to overturn the regulations on the accountability, st…
Coalition of Business, Civil Rights, Education and Disabilities Advocates Calls on Senators to Vote No on S.J. Res. 25/H.J. Res. 57
The Honorable Mitch McConnellMajority LeaderU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510 The Honorable Chuck SchumerMinority LeaderU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510 Dear Majo…
“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…
Testimony of Daria Hall, Interim Vice President for Government Affairs and Communications at The Education, to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Chairman Kline, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the House Education and Workforce Committee, thank you for the opportunity to share my perspective on impl…
Statement From The Education Trust on the U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed ESSA Regulations
WASHINGTON – “Amidst all the celebration of a ‘return to state and local control’ surrounding the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, today’s proposed regulat…
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…
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…