Tag: ESSA

Joint Letter Opposing HR 5894 the FY24 House Labor-HHS-Ed Appropriations Bill

November 13, 2023 by EdTrust

Dear Member of Congress: The 54 undersigned education, civil rights, immigration, and other advocacy organizations write to oppose H.R. 5894, the House FY24 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and…

Joint Blog Post Regarding H.R. 1741

article-cropped June 20, 2023 by EdTrust

On March 23rd, Rep. Jamaal Bowman introduced H.R 1741, which would amend the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to significantly scale back state summative assessment requirements. While we appreciate the…

Testimony of Denise Forte on House FY24 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

March 22, 2023 by EdTrust

Written Testimony for the Record On behalf of Denise Forte President and Chief Executive Officer The Education Trust Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education…

Testimony of Denise Forte on Senate FY23 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

newspaper May 13, 2022 by Denise Forte

Written Testimony for the Record On behalf of Denise Forte Interim CEO The Education Trust Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies…

Testimony of Denise Forte on FY23 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

newspaper May 02, 2022 by EdTrust

Written Testimony for the Record On behalf of Denise Forte Interim CEO The Education Trust Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies…

The Education Trust Comments on Proposed Priorities, Requirement, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Full-Service Community Schools Program

newspaper February 11, 2022 by EdTrust

Stephanie Valentine, PRA Coordinator Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division Office of the Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development 400 Maryland Ave. SW LBJ,…

How Is Your School District Allocating Its Funds? New Data Lets Parents & Advocates See for Themselves.

article-cropped August 26, 2021 by Ivy Morgan, Reetchel Presume

For school leaders to administer a high-quality education, having money to secure valuable education resources makes a difference. For students to have a quality education, they need access to strong…

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

newspaper 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…

From Numbers to Insight: Leveraging ESSA’s School Spending Requirement for Fair Funding

article-cropped January 16, 2020 by Ivy Morgan

For decades, researchers have used federal data to show that within states, the districts with the most students from low-income backgrounds and the most students of color receive less funding…