Joint Letter Regarding Implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act from National Whole Child and Educational Equity Organizations
The Honorable Miguel Cardona Secretary U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 The Honorable Merrick Garland Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW…
The Education Trust Responds to the Passing of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Statement from Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, on the bill passed that addresses some protections for students in school “On the heels of mass shootings in Buffalo,…
Joint Letter Regarding U.S. Senate School Safety Recommendations from National Whole Child and Educational Equity Organizations
The Honorable Chris Murphy 136 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable John Cornyn 517 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Kyrsten Sinema 317 Hart…
Joint Comments on Project Prevent Grant Program
Nicole White U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E326 Washington, DC 20202 Re: Proposed Priorities, Requirements, and Definition-Project Prevent Grant Program (Docket ID ED-2021-OESE-0122) Dear Nicole White:…
Joint Comments in Response to Request for Information from the U.S. Department of Education Regarding the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline
Attn: Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Suzanne Goldberg U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC…
Letter to the U.S. Department of Education Requesting Information Regarding the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline
Suzanne B. Goldberg Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Education Potomac Center Plaza (PCP) 550 12th Street SW Washington, DC 20024 Download the…
The Education Trust in Texas Public Comments on Proposed Rule Regarding the Safe and Supportive Schools Program and Trauma-Informed Care Policy Training
Mike Morath Commissioner of Education Texas Education Agency 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-1494 Download the Full Comments Dear Commissioner Morath: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on…
Joint Testimony By Education, Criminal Justice Reform, and Civil Rights Advocates to Texas House Public Education Committee on Interim Charge 1(F) of SB 11
SUBMITTED BY Alycia Castillo, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition Jonathan Feinstein, The Education Trust in Texas Andrew Hairston, Texas Appleseed Chloe Latham Sikes, IDRA Ana Ramón, IDRA ENDORSED BY Teach Plus…
Statement from Former U.S. Education Secretaries John B. King Jr. and Arne Duncan on Trump Administration Recommended Rollback of Discipline Guidance
PRESS CONTACT FOR JOHN B. KING JR. Nicolle Grayson 202.293.1217 x354 ngrayson@national.edtrust.org PRESS CONTACT FOR ARNE DUNCAN Amy Low amy@emersoncollective.com “Once again, the Trump administration turns its back on our…