The Education Trust’s Comment Regarding the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority
May 02, 2023 by EdTrust May 1, 2023 Patrick Rooney Office of Elementary and Secondary Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room 3W202 Washington, D.C. 20202 Download the Letter Dear…
Future of Assessments: Centering Equity and the Lived Experiences of Students, Families, and Educators
April 19, 2023 by Addressing inequities in the educational outcomes — particularly for students of color and students from low-income backgrounds — cannot…
Addressing Chronic Absenteeism
March 16, 2023 by Hedy Chang Chronic absenteeism has long been a problem and it is unfortunately on the rise. Before the pandemic, 8 million students were deemed chronically absent. But once schools began to close…
Science of Reading Gives Kids the Best Chance to Close the Literacy Gap
November 16, 2022 by EdTrust Last month’s national assessment of fourth-grade reading — the first since children’s lives and schooling were disrupted by the pandemic — revealed the largest decline in reading performance in 30…
Statement on Massachusetts’ 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Results
October 26, 2022 by Jack Fleming Massachusetts’ top rankings don’t mean much when scores fall to the lowest level in 20 years, and learning inequities persist BOSTON – Natasha Ushomirsky, state director for Massachusetts of The…
NAEP Scores Are Out. Sure, Results Are Bad. But Now’s Not the Time for Handwringing
October 24, 2022 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D. Today, the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) released national-, state-, and district-level scores for grades 4 and 8 in mathematics and reading. This data gives a comprehensive picture of…
NAEP Results Show Dismal Learning Loss Due to Pandemic. What Can Be Done?
September 01, 2022 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D. Today, the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) long-term trend scores in reading and math were released — the first national assessment of student learning trends during the pandemic. And…
Statement from?Denise Forte, Interim CEO of The Education Trust on NAEP Long-Term Trend Assessment Data
September 01, 2022 by Denise Forte WASHINGTON – Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, released the following statement regarding the release of the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Long-Term Trend results for…
Testimony on Unfinished Learning & Chronic Absenteeism Before the Texas House Public Education Committee
July 25, 2022 by Jonathan Feinstein On July 25, 2022 The Education Trust’s Texas State Director Jonathan Feinstein testified at the Texas House Public Education Committee – focusing on chronic absenteeism and its significant link to…