What Can COVID-19 Teach Us About Prioritizing Childcare? A Parent’s Perspective
For the past five weeks and counting, I have been a mother, teacher, and friend to my two- and…
Creating the New Normal Day by Day
We are “creating the new normal,” Superintendent Dr. Nicholas Stirling says. As his schools closed this spring, Valley Stream…
“Let’s teach….But remember the context.”
Sergio Garcia, principal of Artesia High School in the ABC Unified District in Los Angeles County, says he tells…
Maintaining Relationships in a Distance Learning World
On March 11, Malverne High School in Nassau County, New York, collected cell phones from their students in an…
2 Ways COVID-19 is Creating Even Greater Inequities in Early Childhood Education (ECE)
As a new mom, I can relate to the social media flood about the challenges of being a #workingparent…
5 Things State Leaders Should Do to Ensure Federal Stimulus Funds For Schools Are Used Equitably
As the coronavirus crisis continues to place tremendous strain on the education system, teachers and school leaders, support staff, district leaders,…
No Computer, No Wi-Fi, & No Cell Coverage While America Is Supposed to be Learning Online
John Daniel, superintendent of Cottonwood Public Schools in rural Oklahoma, talks about the challenges of making sure students don’t…
Profile in Education Equity: Michelle Moreno, Leadership for Educational Equity
As director of partnerships and coaching with Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), Michelle Moreno supports teachers and former teachers…
Introducing the Alliance for Resource Equity
For nearly three decades, The Education Trust has worked alongside community organizers, grassroots organizations, and advocates to transform schools…
A Holistic Approach to Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD)
Social, emotional, and academic development (SEAD) is the latest buzzword in education. But what does it mean exactly? Usually,…
Profiles in Education Equity: Gini Pupo-Walker, State Director, Tennessee
Gini Pupo-Walker joins The Education Trust as State Director for Tennessee. In this role, Gini will work with advocates, educators, students…
From Numbers to Insight: Leveraging ESSA’s School Spending Requirement for Fair Funding
For decades, researchers have used federal data to show that within states, the districts with the most students from…
Getting To & Through College: The Benefits of Taking Advanced Coursework
Colleges are the pipeline to good jobs and the middle class, yet for many students of color and students…
Panel Discussion on “Systems to Build Knowledge”
To talk about the lessons we can learn from Valley Stream 30 (episode #6), Ed Trust brought together Jeffrey…
Valley Stream 30: Systems to Build Knowledge
Valley Stream 30 is just over the Nassau County line from Queens, New York, and has attracted a diverse…
Panel Discussion on “Fast Improvement in Delaware”
To talk about the progress Seaford has made in the last few years (episode #4) Ed Trust brought together…
11 Questions Equity Advocates have for the 2020 Presidential Candidates
If you’ve followed the 2020 Democratic debates thus far, you know that education issues have only scratched the nationally…
Seaford, Delaware: Fast Improvement in Delaware
Seaford, Delaware, was the “Nylon Capital of the World” until DuPont closed its plant. Today it has twice the…
Profiles in Education Equity: Caroline Sanchez Crozier, LULAC
For more than 15 years, Caroline Sanchez Crozier has served as the Illinois Education Chair for the League of…
Discussion of Lane, Oklahoma
Panel Discussion of "Exposing and Learning From Expertise" with reading researcher Timothy Shanahan, University of Illinois-Chicago’s Steve Tozer, and…