Advocating for Education Equity as ESSER Spending Winds Down
August 22, 2023 by EdTrust New Ed Trust brief on how school emergency relief fund investments can have long-term, positive outcomes for underserved students.
Running Out of Time: ESSER Spending Deadline Looms and Fiscal Cliffs Approach
August 22, 2023 by EdTrust CONTACT: Nicolle H. Grayson ngrayson@edtrust.org 202-293-1217 New Ed Trust brief on how school emergency relief fund investments can have long-term, positive outcomes for underserved students. WASHINGTON — Time is running out…
VIDEO: Equitable School Spending Using COVID Relief Funds
August 03, 2023 by EdTrust State & district leaders have a deadline to spend federal pandemic relief funds (#ESSER) for schools
Addressing Chronic Absenteeism
March 16, 2023 by Hedy Chang Chronic absenteeism has long been a problem and it is unfortunately on the rise. Before the pandemic, 8 million students were deemed chronically absent. But once schools began to close…
Leading the Way
May 16, 2022 by Karin Chenoweth In Episode 3, leaders in two states explain how they are using ESSER funds to pursue statewide improvement efforts. In Delaware, recently retired state superintendent, Dr. Susan Bunting, along with…
Creating More Equitable Schools Amid a Pandemic. Yes, it Can Be Done!
May 04, 2022 by Josh Parrish The last big shock to the educational system before the COVID-19 pandemic was the Great Recession of 2008, which decimated K-12 budgets, cost 300,000 jobs across the U.S. public education…
Joint Comment on U.S. Department of Education Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria for American Rescue Plan Act ESSER Funds
February 02, 2022 by EdTrust Britt Jung U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 3W113 Washington, DC 20202-8240 Download the Comments RE: Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria: American Rescue Plan Act…