Kati Haycock, president of The Education Trust, on “Pathways to Prosperity”
WASHINGTON (February 2, 2011) The authors of Pathways to Prosperity have long track records of caring a lot…
States can close the achievement gap by decade’s end, New Education Trust state and national achievement gap analysis
(Washington, D.C.) A new analysis by The Education Trust reveals that achievement gaps in many states would shrink…
Statement from The Education Trust on the 2009 NAEP science results
WASHINGTON (January 25, 2011) -- Tonight, President Obama's State of the Union address will focus on the need to…
Education Trust analysis of 2009 PISA results: United States is average in performance, but leads the world in inequity
To close America’s global achievement gap, focus on gaps within our own bordersWASHINGTON (December 10, 2010) - Despite near-continuous…
Statement from The Education Trust on 12th-grade reading and mathematics results from the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress
WASHINGTON (November 18, 2010) The results released today from the 2009 12th-grade National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)…
Four public schools from across the U.S. to be honored with the 8th annual Dispelling the Myth Awards
K-12 Neighborhood Schools in Louisiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas Proving Success is Possible For All StudentsWASHINGTON (November 3,…
Statement from The Education Trust on President Obama’s speech at the National Urban League Centennial Conference
WASHINGTON (July 29, 2010) President Obama captured the essence of whats at stake for our country when he…
Statement from The Education Trust on the 2009 NAEP Reading Results
WASHINGTON (March 24, 2010) Since 2007, all student groups and the nation as a whole made modest gains…
Analysis shows varying rates of improvement in low-performing schools
Data from two states demonstrate differing trends in school performance and improvement, provide insights into ESEA reauthorization and strategies…
Achievement gap analysis shows some states may be better positioned for higher scores on Race to the Top applications
Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts, Texas, Vermont among top states; wide gaps could spell failure for applications from Arizona, California, Michigan,…
The Education Trust honors four schools with Dispelling the Myth Awards
Public schools from Alabama, Georgia, Michigan and New York are proving that low-income and minority students achieve at high…
Statement from The Education Trust on the 2009 NAEP Mathematics results
WASHINGTON (October 14, 2009) Most student groups and the nation as a whole showed modest gains at the…
Kati Haycock, president of The Education Trust, on the new NCES study examining the Black-White achievement gap
WASHINGTON (July 14, 2009) - Today's report from the National Center for Education Statistics shows that the hard work…
Statement from The Education Trust on the 2008 NAEP long-term trend results
WASHINGTON (April 28, 2009) According to todays release of long-term trend data from the National Assessment of Educational…
Education Watch: Tracking achievement, attainment, and opportunity in America
WASHINGTON (March 31, 2009) Last month, Congress made an unprecedented commitment to Americas public schools, passing the single…
Kati Haycock, president of The Education Trust, on the release of 2007 TIMSS data
WASHINGTON (December 9, 2008) - American students do reasonably well when compared to students in the total pool of…
Four U.S. schools to be honored with The Education Trust’s Dispelling the Myth Award
WASHINGTON (November 11, 2008) - On Thursday, November 13 in Washington, D.C., The Education Trust will present the sixth…
“Counting on Graduation”: Most states are setting low expectations for the improvement of high school graduation rates
WASHINGTON (October 23, 2008) Among industrialized nations, the United States is the only country in which todays young…
Statement from The Education Trust on NAEP 2007 writing results
WASHINGTON (April 3, 2008) -- Results from the 2007 NAEP writing assessment for grades 8 and 12, released today…
Statement from The Education Trust on the math and science results from the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Its clear that doing what we've always done in our public schools simply isnt good enough anymore, said Kati…