From Teacher Appreciation Day to Teacher Appreciation Every Day
When I was a teacher at a charter elementary school in Washington, D.C., there was usually a catered lunch…
Celebrating Teachers Who Advocate Beyond School Walls
I feel lucky to know some great teachers: They see past their students’ behavioral issues to recommend them for…
A Tangible Display of Teacher Appreciation? Investing in Title II
Every once in a while, when I’m drinking my Saturday morning coffee, I look down and realize I’m drinking…
Appreciating Unexpected Teachers in America’s Unsung Classrooms
Many teachers talk of being “called” to the classroom, drawn by a force that latched itself to their very…
College Signing Day, Academic-Style
Ed Trust President and CEO John B. King Jr. visited Charles Herbert Flowers High School in Maryland on Friday…
Hold the Applause: Trends Out of Initial State ESSA Plans
At last count, 12 states and the District of Columbia have submitted plans to implement the Every Student Succeeds…
Evidence-Based Strategies for Improvement: What Are They, and Where Can I Find Them?
Although the Every Student Succeeds Act leaves a lot of decisions about how to improve struggling schools to schools…
Reprogramming Access to Robotics and STEM
Right now, thousands of aspiring young engineers and computer programmers across the world are tightening bolts and tweaking code…
The Black Teacher Effect
Yet another piece of evidence has emerged showing the importance of diversifying the teaching profession: In a study published…
Recommitting to the Civil Rights Legacy of ESEA
On this day 52 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act into law.…
Organizing Schools Around Learning
People who haven’t hung around schools much might be puzzled by the essential argument that I am making in…
The Scientific Method in Action
For many years I wrote a regular newspaper column about schools in Prince George’s County, Maryland. I noticed that…
Maryland Takes a Big Step in the Wrong Direction
UPDATEDAs state leaders work to implement the accountability provisions of the new Every Student Succeeds Act, they are making…
Writing Their Own Stories, Enriching the American Narrative
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou“When I was growing up,…
Achievement and Opportunity in America and New Mexico
Kati Haycock spoke to leaders from across New Mexico about critical next steps for schools to pave a path upward…
Achievement and Opportunity in America and Michigan
Kati Haycock spoke to leaders from across Michigan about critical next steps for schools to pave a path upward…
Ed Trust Mourns the Passing of Founding Board Member Roger Wilkins
Roger Wilkins, who died at 85 Sunday morning, was everything the newspaper reports say he was: a Pulitzer Prize-winning…
Marshaling the Power of Schools
I can’t remember a time when I didn’t think of public schools as the crucible of American democracy, founded…