Lessons Learned: Avoiding Inequitable Teacher Layoffs
April 16, 2021 by EdTrust Actions for State and District LeadersThe economic recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has left states with unprecedented…
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: A Win for Students and Families
March 24, 2021 by Reid Setzer The American Rescue Plan Act is a significant step toward addressing the ongoing economic and health crises triggered by the pandemic, and includes systemic educational reforms that are sorely needed…
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Declares Supports for Kids and Families “Essential”
March 12, 2021 by Carrie Gillispie, Courtney Bollig The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and families has been seismic. In a society held up almost entirely by the childcare and education sectors, both of which allow…
Response From Civil Rights, Social Justice, Disability Rights, Immigration Policy, Business, and Education Organizations to the U.S. Department of Education’s Updated Guidance on Key ESSA Provisions in 2020–21
February 23, 2021 by EdTrust “We are pleased to see that the U.S. Department of Education will not consider blanket waivers of the critical civil rights component of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that…
How Temporary ‘Hold Harmless’ Policies Could Save Schools and Districts
February 17, 2021 by Reetchel Presume Time to sound the alarm: Millions of students are no longer listed on the rolls of their K-12 public schools, and there is no information as to where they’ve gone…
5 Things State Leaders Should Do to Ensure the Latest Federal Stimulus Funds for Schools Are Used Equitably
January 26, 2021 by Terra Wallin In April 2020, I wrote about how states could ensure that federal stimulus funds issued through the CARES Act could be used to advance educational equity in the face of…
Explaining the Federal COVID-19 Relief and Year-End Funding Package
January 05, 2021 by EdTrust The federal government passed a substantial year-end funding package in late December 2020. One part of that package contains $900 billion…
It’s Amazing How Much Kids Adapt & Learn.
December 18, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. After a fall of flipping between opening and closing school buildings, Godwin Heights Public Schools in western Michigan responded to a huge spike in community spread of coronavirus by deciding…
Something That Was Already a Yeoman’s Job Has Become Even Greater.
December 11, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. In this episode of The Education Trust’s podcast, ExtraOrdinary Districts, Jennie Black, principal of Washington Elementary School in Junction City, Kansas, is joined by third grade teachers Jennifer Fallin and…