Improving Student Access to Empowering, Rigorous Content Webinar Series
September 15, 2023 by Ed Trust Empowering our nation’s students to become well-rounded individuals — equipped to navigate the complexities of our world, contribute to an inclusive society, and achieve their own biggest dreams — starts…
The Search for More Complex Racial and Ethnic Representation in Grade School Books
September 14, 2023 by In a study of 300 children's books, Ed Trust identified large disparities in characters and topics describing White people vs. people of color in curricula
OPINION: Support Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s Push to Invest More in Literacy for Children
March 05, 2020 by Gini Pupo-Walker, Tamika H. Marshall 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 decade for students…
Falling Short on the Promise of College- and Career-Ready Math Standards
April 04, 2018 by Ed Trust Ed Trust’s examination of more than 1,800 classroom assignments shows only 1 in 10 middle-grades math assignments required high levels of cognitive demand WASHINGTON (April 4, 2018) — Nearly every…
Classroom Assignments Matter. Here’s Why.
September 20, 2017 by Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. As a former classroom teacher, coach, and literacy specialist, I know the beginning of the school year demands that educators pay attention to a number of competing interests. Let me…