Kati Haycock, president of The Education Trust, on the State of the Union Address and No Child Left Behind Reauthorization
In working together on NCLB five years ago, the President and Democrats like Ted Kennedy and George Miller committed…
It’s Being Done
It's Being Done follows in the tradition of the Effective Schools research from the 1970s that demonstrated that schools…
Education Watch State Reports – 2006
All around America, people are focusing on the gaps in educational opportunity and achievement that separate low-income students and…
The Education Trust releases Funding Gaps 2006
(Washington, D.C.) School finance policy choices at the federal, state, and district levels systematically stack the deck against…
The Education Trust releases 2006 Education Watch State Summaries
Parents, policymakers and the public-at-large are paying closer attention to education outcomes than ever before. Thats good news, because…
Statement from The Education Trust on NAEP Science Urban Assessment
Results released today from the 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Trial Urban District Assessment offer an important…
The Education Trust honors five “Dispelling the Myth” schools
(Washington, D.C.) This week, the Education Trust will honor five schools from across the country that have had…
Yes We Can: Telling Truths and Dispelling Myths About Race and Education in America
(Washington, D.C.) The Education Trust is co-hosting a Capitol Hill Event today with Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), Rep.…
Yes We Can: Telling Truths and Dispelling Myths About Race and Education in America
This report examines the educational practices and policies that have raised academic achievement for low-income and minority students, and…
ESEA: Myths versus Realities
Answers to common questions about the No Child Left Behind Act. Published: September 1, 2006 Interested in using…
Statement from The Education Trust on U.S. ED review of state plans for highly qualified and experienced teachers in every classroom
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the U.S. Department of Education released a review of each states plan to ensure that…
Missing the mark: States’ teacher-equity plans fall short
(Washington, D.C.) - A new Education Trust analysis of teacher-equity plans prepared by all 50 states and the District…
Ross Wiener, policy director of The Education Trust, on the National Governors Association Graduation Counts Compact Progress Report
(Washington, D.C.) - In 2005, all 50 governors made an unprecedented commitment to provide educators, policymakers and the public…
Missing the Mark: States’ Teacher Equity Plans Fall Short
This analysis of teacher-equity plans prepared by all 50 states and the District of Columbia finds that most states…
Teaching Inequality: How Poor and Minority Students are Shortchanged on Teacher Quality
(Washington, D.C.) A report out today from the Education Trust provides new information on the impact of teacher…
Teaching Inequality: How Poor and Minority Students Are Shortchanged on Teacher Quality
This report provides new information on the impact of teacher quality on student achievement and offers specific steps states…
Statement from The Education Trust on state proposals for the growth-model pilot program
Conducting a pilot growth-model program for accountability under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has the potential to…
Statement from The Education Trust on NAEP science results
(Washington, D.C.) The 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science results released today show strong improvement in…
Primary Progress, Secondary Challenge: A State-By-State Look at Student Achievement Patterns
(Washington, DC) One year after the nation's governors pledged to improve American high schools, most states have made…
Primary Progress, Secondary Challenge
This report examines state assessment results in reading and math between 2003 and 2005 and finds that progress in…