President Obama’s 2017 Budget Supports Increased Equity and Excellence
February 17, 2016The Obama administration released a fiscal year 2017 budget on Tuesday, Feb. 9, that makes crucial investments…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: My Work Is As Diverse As My Students
Rebecca Friedman is a National Board Certified teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School, an International Baccalaureate and AVID school…
Commenters Clash on What ESSA Rules Should Look Like
Alyson Klein and Andrew Ujifusa, February 8, 2016Everyone from governors and state lawmakers down to advocates and parents has…
Obama Signs Education Law Rewrite; Power Shift to States
By the Associated Press, December 10, 2015With his signature Thursday, President Barack Obama is setting the nation's public schools…
It Can Be Done, It’s Being Done, and Here’s How
Karin ChenowethWriter-in-ResidenceThe Education TrustAssociation of Directors of Education in Scotland Annual ConferenceGlasgow, Scotland Interested in using…
Achievement and Opportunity in America: Where Are We? What’s Next?
Kati HaycockPresidentThe Education TrustFunders SymposiumThe Equity Question: What's Next for California's Black, Brown, and Poor Children?Oakland, California
Achievement and Opportunity in America: Where Are We? What Can We Do?
Kati HaycockPresidentThe Education TrustAssociation of California School AdministratorsSacramento, California Interested in using The Education Trust's publi…
The Nation’s Report Card 2015: NAEP Results ‘Sobering’
WASHINGTON (October 28, 2015) — Results from the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are sobering. Nationally, performance…
Access to Success in America: Where Are We? What Can We Do?
Kati HaycockPresidentThe Education TrustCollege Spark Washington Board of TrusteesSeattle
Teachers matter. Yes. Schools matter. Yes. Districts matter — really?
By Karin Chenoweth, Oct. 2015More than a decade of research demonstrating the importance of school leaders in creating school culture has…
Achievement and Opportunity in America: The Role of Standards in the Effort to Close Longstanding Gaps Between Groups
Kati HaycockPresidentThe Education TrustFinding Common Ground ConvocationNew Jersey ASCDMonroe Township, New Jersey
The Role of Data in Improving Achievement for All of American’s Children
Kati HaycockPresidentThe Education TrustNational Student Data Privacy SymposiumThe Future of Privacy ForumWashington, D.C.
Why I Teach Where I Teach: We All Get By With a Little Help From Our Colleagues
Meredith Hughes is a third-grade teacher at Ward Elementary School in Henrico County outside of Richmond, Virginia. She has…
Achievement and Opportunity in America
Kati HaycockPresidentThe Education TrustIndian River School DistrictGeorgetown, Delaware
Report: Checking In: Do Classroom Assignments Reflect Today’s Higher Standards?
Nearly every state has adopted new, more rigorous standards for college and career readiness over the past five years.…
How To Pay For College – 6 Tips From Latino Experts
By Griselda Nevarez, July 31, 2015.Angelica Melendez said no one guided her through the process of applying and paying…
Fine, a new No Child Left Behind. But what if students don’t learn?
Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, The Chicago Tribune, July 30, 2015The landmark 2002 No Child Left Behind law was built…
A No Child Left Behind outcome worth saving
By Seattle Times editorial board, July 28, 2015.The nation needs a much better education law that maintains federal oversight…
Achievement and Opportunity in America
Kati HaycockPresidentThe Education TrustDallas Independent School DistrictDallas, Texas
Closing achievement gap benefits all
By Jim Redden, July 22, 2015.Closing the achievement gap in the public schools is frequently said to be necessary…