Topic: Accountability & Assessments

Pandemic Relief Funds: Proof that Public Schools Need More Funding, Not Less

article-cropped June 23, 2025 by Anna Skubel, Ph.D., Hector Biaggi

Some school districts exceeded their pre-pandemic achievement levels by using federal ESSER funding to implement programs that support student learning

Joint Comment on 2026 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

June 16, 2025 by EdTrust

On behalf of the undersigned organizations working to advance civil rights and educational opportunity, we write to provide public comment on the 30-day public notice from the Department of Education (ED) regarding the 2026 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessment.

How the Trump Administration Is Attacking Data and Research

article-cropped April 28, 2025 by Ivy Morgan

Scaling back education data collections like NAEP and ERIC that help make schools better is another step that this administration is taking in the wrong direction

10 Governors Agree with Trump and Want to Run Their Own Education System. But How Are Their States Doing?

article-cropped March 27, 2025 by Ivy Morgan

Republican governors from ten states attended Trump’s EO signing to dismantle the Dept. of Ed. But these states’ students perform poorly

Why Returning Education Entirely to the States is a Dangerous Proposition

article-cropped March 20, 2025 by EdTrust

Dismantling the Department of Education and returning education to the states will put all students in the U.S. at risk

EdTrust in Texas Takes Legal Action Urging Release of School Accountability Data

article-cropped March 07, 2025 by EdTrust in Texas

For two years, Texas families, educators, and communities have been left without access to critical A-F school accountability ratings

Don’t Let Trump Use Student Test Scores as an Excuse to Tank Public Education

article-cropped February 14, 2025 by Blair Wriston

Continuing the assault on public education is eliminating $350 million for the Regional Education Laboratories (RELs)

New Federal Guidance Strengthens School Improvement: A Key Resource for State-Level Advocacy

article-cropped February 14, 2025 by Nicholas Munyan-Penney

The Department of Education released guidance that provides clear direction on several crucial areas of school improvement

New Report Provides Roadmap for Education Leaders to Grow Parental Support for Statewide Assessments

newspaper February 11, 2025 by EdTrust

A new report reveals widespread parental support for the use of statewide summative assessment data when it is leveraged to target resources and improve student outcomes