Profile in Education Equity: Jonathan Feinstein, State Director, Texas
June 08, 2020 by Letisha Marrero Ed Trust is pleased to announce Jonathan Feinstein as the state director for Texas. Jonathan brings more than 15 years of experience in education as a teacher, organizer and nonprofit…
This Is so Much of a Harder Task to Perform.
June 08, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. Providing distance learning is much harder than providing an education in person, says Mary Haynes-Smith, principal of Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School in New Orleans. Bethune is a school that…
Joint Letter to U.S. House and Senate Leadership Calling for Funding of Equitable Services
June 04, 2020 by EdTrust The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker…
Poll: Montgomery County, Md Parents Very Concerned About Children Falling Behind During School Closures
June 04, 2020 by EdTrust FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2020 CONTACT: Mondi Kumbula-Fraser mkfraser9@outlook.com 301-802-4044 Download Poll Member Parent poll sheds light on distance learning as Montgomery County, MD officials plan on how to…
We’ve Borrowed the Phrase, ‘Provide Grace’.
June 02, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. “The biggest bonus” of the remote learning that Godwyn Heights School District in Michigan has been doing is the strengthened ties between school and families, says Mary Lang, principal of…
Tele-Townhall Responding & Returning to Schools: Parents’ Perspectives on the Summer and Fall
June 02, 2020 by EdTrust 
Poll: TX Parents Very Concerned About Children Falling Behind During School Closures
June 01, 2020 by EdTrust Statewide Poll of Texas Parents Show Significant Gaps in Access to Resources and Elevated Stress Levels for Families WASHINGTON (June 1, 2020) – As state and district leaders in Texas…
We Have the Opportunity & I Hope We Don’t Waste It.
May 28, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. Jennifer Robbins, principal of Ladd Acres Elementary School in Hillsboro, Oregon, has been collecting and studying data about which of her school’s students are showing up to distance learning classes…
Pandemic Has More Than 3 in 4 College Students Worried About Staying On Track To Graduate
May 28, 2020 by EdTrust Students report wide gaps between needs and available services, with nearly 1 in 3 skipping or reducing size of meals The coronavirus crisis is taking a heavy toll academically, emotionally,…