What’s the Score on Assessments? Most Say to Keep Them Annual and Make Them Count
Today’s Senate hearing on assessments and accountability reaffirms why annual statewide testing used to prompt meaningful action is essential…
Statement From The Education Trust on the Support Making Assessments Reliable and Timely (SMART) Act
WASHINGTON (January 21, 2015) — The Education Trust issued the following statement on the Support Making Assessments Reliable and…
Statement From The Education Trust on Chairman Lamar Alexander’s ESEA Draft
WASHINGTON (January 15, 2015) — The Education Trust issued the following statement today on Sen. Lamar Alexander’s (R-Tenn.) draft…
UPDATED: More Than 25 Civil Rights Groups and Education Advocates Release Principles for ESEA Reauthorization: “The Federal Role Must Be Honored and Maintained”
Washington – Today, nearly 20 civil rights groups and education advocates released shared civil rights principles for the reauthorization…
Black Students (and Issues of Race and Perception) Matter
Credit: Franklin & Marshall CollegeMy nephew, a young black male who takes AP classes and is applying to…
‘It Stops Today’: Racial Profiling in the Classroom
The day-to-day realities of the impact of racial profiling come alive in the stories under the #AliveWhileBlack hashtag. But…
The Problem With Merit Aid
There is a misnomer in a term commonly used in higher education: merit aid. The use of “merit” implies…
Bringing Order Out of Chaos
One of the things that sometimes gets lost in all the talk about education is how complex schools are.…
Comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking of Dec. 3, 2014
Comments of The Education TrustDocket ID ED-2014-OPE-0057These are The Education Trust's comments on the U.S. Department of Education's Notice…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: A School Community Centered on High Expectations — For Everyone
Crystal Byrd is a special education teacher at Calcedeaver Elementary School in Mount Vernon, Ala., where most students are…
When the Data Come Alive
When I started at Ed Trust, my first project was to sort and filter through states’ school-level achievement and…
#EdTrust2014 Conference — Day One
Project-Based Learning: It’s not about dioramasLeaders from Charles R. Drew Public Charter School, one of the winners of this…
Inspired by the Students: Teaneck High’s Cultural Transformation
School climate was on the top of Dennis Heck’s list of things to change when he started as principal…
The Education Trust announces 2014 “Dispelling the Myth” Award winners
Public schools in Georgia, Michigan, and Oregon recognized for their outstanding efforts to educate students of color and low-income…
‘Just a Rusty Ol’ Fence With Some Paint on It’
I drove into the delta, Northern Louisiana, along the two-lane highway that led to Thaddeus’s school. Fields of cotton…
Finding the Gaps Hidden Beneath the Averages: The Case for Better Public Reporting
This post originally appeared on Data Quality Campaign’s The Flashlight blog.Today the Data Quality Campaign released Empowering Parents and Communities throug…
When Schools Don’t Understand the Power of Data
Back when I was a high school parent, I served on the school improvement committee. I kept asking for…
How to Strengthen School Accountability
Count me among those who applaud the new guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on enforcing fair access…
A School’s Traditions Demonstrate Its Values
When I visit a school, I am always struck by the traditions and rituals that help establish the school’s…