Ed Trust Welcomes Ashley Griffin as Senior Research Associate
WASHINGTON (January 7, 2014) - The Education Trust is proud to welcome Ashley Griffin as its Senior Research Associate.…
What It Takes for a High-Poverty School to be Successful
In my most recent Huffington Post column, I wrote about the transformation of the neighborhood around Centennial Place Elementary…
An Easy Tool for Comparing State Performance and Improvement
We’ve just updated our State Academic Performance and Improvement Tool with the recently released 2013 National Assessment of Educational…
Looking Back on 2013
You won’t see much from us in the next two weeks, as we break for the holidays. (Ed Trust…
TUDA Data Show Cause for Concern — and for Hope
Our analysis of the Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) results, which includes 21 districts nationwide, shows that even for similar…
Some Educators Are Never Satisfied
In today’s Huffington Post column, I talk about one of the winners of the 2013 Ed Trust Dispelling the…
Engaging Native Families in Schools Pays Off in Achievement
In the Native American community, the history of education and family engagement in schools has been fraught with pain.…
Proficiency Is a Floor, Not a Finish Line
At a time when gaps at the advanced level on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are widening,…
Through the Eyes of a Teacher
A few weeks ago I wrote how the dispassionate examination of assessment data by groups of teachers can unlock…
Fast Fact: Native Students Deserve More AP Courses
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A Few Reflections on PISA 2012
Much has already been said about the United States’ middling performance on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).…
Classroom Management: Another Item on Teacher Prep’s ‘Needs Improvement’ List
Anyone who has ever been in a classroom knows that classroom management matters. Teachers may aim to deliver top-notch…
Students With Disabilities: Going Nowhere on NAEP
Compared with 2011, students with disabilities saw almost flat performance* on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) this year,…
Fast Fact: It’s Going to Take Work
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Every Dispelling the Myth School Has Something to Teach Us
I’ve been lucky enough to visit all of Ed Trust’s Dispelling the Myth Award winners since 2005 (and even…
Voices of Reason Taking Hold in Common Core Debate
Education leaders and policymakers should take note of states like Louisiana and Massachusetts that plan to slow down the…
Duncan Backlash: A Sign That We Aren’t Communicating Effectively
There are some misconceptions about the Common Core State Standards — namely that they were created by the federal…
U.S. Performance on International Tests Stalls; Large Achievement Gaps Remain
WASHINGTON (December 4, 2013) The latest results of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) show that U.S.…
So What Is PISA, and What’s All of the Fuss About?
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is one of the best ways — one of the only ways,…
This Year … Catalyze School Change
For over a decade, Ed Trust artist-in-residence Brooke Haycock's performances have sparked conversation and action in schools and communities…