In Their Words: High School Grads Tell Us What Works
During our research for “Falling Out of the Lead,” the third report in our Shattering Expectations series, we interviewed…
Statement From The Education Trust on 12th Grade Reading and Mathematics Results From the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress
WASHINGTON (May 7, 2014) On the heels of encouraging news about rising high school graduation rates for all…
It’s Not All Rosy in PISA Problem-Solving Data
The conversation around the new data from the Programme for International Student Assessment on students’ problem-solving abilities has demonstrated,…
The Achievement Gap Affects High Achievers, Too
As I journey around the country talking with educators working hard on “closing the achievement gap,” I have come…
High-Achieving Disadvantaged Students and Students of Color Fall Behind as They Progress Through High School, Ed Trust Finds
WASHINGTON (April 2, 2014) - Many black and Latino students and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds who enter high school…
Kudos — and Cautions — on the New CRDC Data
Data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) cast new light on the shameful fact…
No Matter the Outcome, Vergara Trial Is a Win for California Students
UPDATEDWhatever the verdict in the courtroom, the explosive Vergara v. California case has already made an important mark on…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
There’s More Than One Way To Think About Gap-Closing on NAEP
Looking at achievement gaps that separate low-income students and students of color from their affluent and white peers isn’t…
Fast Fact: Who’s Outpacing The Nation in Academic Improvement?
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Looking for Big Gains in NAEP? Watch These States
Much of the immediate attention after last week’s data release from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has…
NAEP Shows Meaningful Gap-Closing, But Progress Is Slow
Today's data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show some meaningful progress toward improving academic performance and…
Statement and Analysis From The Education Trust on the 2013 NAEP Reading and Mathematics Results
WASHINGTON (November 7, 2013) Performance for the nation's fourth and eighth-grade students in reading and mathematics has inched…