Joint Comments on U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Accountability Guidance for 2021 – 2022 SY
January 15, 2022 by EdTrust Melissa Siry Office of Elementary and Secondary Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washington, DC 20202 Download the Comments Dear Ms. Siry: As a collaboration of 59…
Joint Letter to Congressional and Committee Leadership on Reconciliation Funding
July 31, 2021 by EdTrust The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker US House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Bernard Sanders Chairman Senate Budget Committee 624 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable…
The House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Boosts Educational Equity Through Much Needed Targeted Investments
July 16, 2021 by Denise Forte Statement from Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, on the Fiscal Year 2022 House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill WASHINGTON (July 16, 2021) – “Ed Trust appreciates the much needed, targeted investments proposed…
Joint Letter to Secretary Cardona Regarding President Biden’s Executive Order to Promote Voter Registration, Education, and Participation
June 21, 2021 by EdTrust The Honorable Miguel A. Cardona Secretary of Education United States Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 701 Washington, DC 20202 Dear Mr. Secretary: We write regarding President Biden’s…
The President’s FY22 Budget Request Proposes Vital Investments in Educational Equity
May 28, 2021 by Denise Forte Statement from Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, on the Biden-Harris administration’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget request: WASHINGTON (May 28, 2021) – “Ed Trust applauds the Biden-Harris administration’s…
Statement on TN General Assembly Special Session: Keeping Equity at the Center of Policymaking
January 19, 2021 by Gini Pupo-Walker The devastating COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of millions of people across our country and world, and Tennessee is no exception. From Memphis to Morristown and all places in…
Joint Memo on Advancing Educational Equity Through the Biden-Harris Administration
December 02, 2020 by EdTrust To: President-Elect Biden Education Transition Team From: Alliance for Excellent Education; Center for American Progress; Education Counsel; Education Reform Now; The Education Trust; Migration Policy Institute, National Center for Immigrant;…
The Education Trust Comments to U.S. Department of Education on Their Proposed Changes to Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC)
August 06, 2020 by Ary Amerikaner Office of the Chief Data Officer Attn: Stephanie Valentine U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW Washington, D.C. 20202 Full Letter RE: Docket ID: ED-2019-ICCD-0119 Dear Ms. Valentine: Thank…
The Education Trust Comments to U.S. Department of Education on their Interim Final Rule Regarding Equitable Services
July 30, 2020 by Ary Amerikaner Amy Huber U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3W219 Washington, DC 20202 Full Letter RE: CARES Act Programs; Equitable Services to Students and Teachers in Non-Public Schools…