Ed Trust NCLB Waiver Summaries: Overview
Note: To download individual state summaries, scroll down and click on the desired attachment(s).The Education Trust continues to push Congress hard to…
Fast Fact: Teacher Perceptions Shape Student Outcomes
A new study in Teachers College Record finds that African-American students get lower grades than they are capable of,…
Statement from The Education Trust on the New York state teacher evaluation system
WASHINGTON (February 16, 2012) Todays agreement on a modernized teacher evaluation system in New York state is a…
Los Padres Quieren Saber
Las madres, los padres, los encargados y sus comunidades deberían tener acceso a datos comprensivos y fácilmente obtenibles acerca…
Statement from The Education Trust on No Child Left Behind waiver announcement
WASHINGTON (February 9, 2012) The Obama administration has announced that it is granting 10 states waivers from the…
Learning Denied: The Case for Equitable Access to Effective Teaching in California’s Largest School District
Today, The Education Trust—West releases the findings of a two- year-long study of data from the second largest school…
Phi Delta Kappan’s Summer Must-Reads Focus on Leadership
As students and parents scramble to ensure that those summer reading lists are complete, Phi Delta Kappan offers up…
Education Watch State Reports – 2011
In every state, our education system is doing far worse for low-income students and students of color than for…
Poised To Lead
The quality of the coursework students take in high school powerfully affects their life options after graduation. School counselors…
School counselors underutilized on secondary campuses
WASHINGTON (December 19, 2011) - When we think of school employees working to boost student learning, we often focus…
Learning and Achievement in the 21st Century: Hopes, Worries, and Leverage Points
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Catalyzing Change in America’s Schools
Kati HaycockThe Education Trust 2011 National ConferenceArlington, Virginia …
Statement from The Education Trust on the 2011 NAEP reading and mathematics results
WASHINGTON (November 1, 2011) In both the fourth and eighth grades, Americas students are performing at their highest…
The Education Trust honors four schools with ninth annual Dispelling the Myth Award
Public schools in Alabama, Michigan, Nevada and New York recognized for success in educating low-income and minority students to…
Parents need more information on school quality
WASHINGTON (October 28, 2011) Using the Internet, American parents can instantly retrieve details on just about anything: from…
Parents Want to Know
Parents and communities should have access to comprehensive, easily accessible data on how schools are doing. In "Parents Want…
Statement from The Education Trust on NCLB waiver plan
WASHINGTON (September 23, 2011) This morning, President Obama announced a plan to waive some of the accountability provisions…
Fair to Everyone: Building the Balanced Teacher Evaluations that Educators and Students Deserve
In an effort to be fair to everyone, teacher evaluation practices are often fair to no one -- teachers…
Stronger teacher evaluation systems benefit teachers and students
New report from The Education Trust examines the importance of including multiple measures in teacher evaluations, including high-quality observation,…
Statement from The Education Trust on new senate bills to amend Elementary and Secondary Education Act
WASHINGTON (September 15, 2011) The last thing our country needs right now is to roll back hard-won progress…