Belief in Students Drives Success
I have become convinced that the main reason some schools can be successful with students whom other schools would…
The Education Trust Statement on the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015
Back in January, we set out to ensure a reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act that would move the…
A Decade of Gains and Gaps in College Graduation Rates: A Q&A With Kimberlee Eberle-Sudré
Today, we released a new analysis, looking at a decade of graduation rates at four-year, public institutions. The report…
College Graduation Rates Are Up for Black, Latino, and Native Students at Many Four-Year Public Colleges and Universities
WASHINGTON — In recent years, many college leaders have crowed about improvements in their graduation rates. But it’s important…
Rising Tide: Do College Grad Rate Gains Benefit All Students?
More than two-thirds of four-year, public colleges and universities have increased graduation rates in the last 10 years —…
Business Civil Rights Coalition Statement on the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015
December 1, 2015Over the past year, our organizations have worked together — across lines that often divide us on…
Teacher Vacancies: Hard to Staff, But Not Impossible
As part of our ongoing work with districts that are working to fix inequitable staffing patterns, we recently checked…
How Policy Can Help Principals Help Kids
Earlier this month, our own Sonja Santelises led a conversation with state and district leaders about the critical importance…
Hey Mizzou, It’s Time to Step Up
Now that the University of Missouri’s president has resigned and the chancellor has announced that he'll step down at…
Turns Out — Who Knew? — Strong State Accountability Systems Might Even Be Helpful
A day after this year’s disappointing results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress were released, Stanford economist Martin…
Why Common Core Math Standards Aren’t As Fuzzy As Some Say
Some of the criticism of Common Core State Standards has focused on what some call “fuzzy math.” That is,…
We All Deserve to Know Grad Rates for Pell Students
Like many students, my college decision was based largely on the price I would have to pay — tuition,…
Between the Echoes: AP Hunger Games
An offshoot of Ed Trust’s Echoes From the Gap series, drawing stories of students from behind the statistics, this blog series shares shorter…
The ‘Sobering’ News in Today’s NAEP Results
After years of improvement for low-income students and students of color, today’s National Assessment of Educational Progress results show…
Statement and Analysis from The Education Trust: 2015 NAEP Results
WASHINGTON — Results from the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are sobering. Nationally, performance in fourth-grade math…
“Today’s NAEP Results Are Sobering”
Ed Trust on the results of the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEPWASHINGTON (October 28, 2015) —…
What You Should Look for in the NAEP Results
All of us at Ed Trust are eagerly awaiting tomorrow’s release of the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress…
How Cognitive Science Came to the Field of Education
Back at the turn of the century, I was invited by a friend to a symposium by the National…
How Best To Serve Pell Students? These Colleges Know How
The Pell Partnership, our latest report, has been noted for “debunk the notion that Pell grants are somehow being…
Between the Echoes: <i>Oh, the Places You’ll Go</i>
An offshoot of Ed Trust’s Echoes From the Gap series, drawing stories of students from behind the statistics, this blog series shares shorter…