Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Support Latino Students Seeking the American Dream
May 10, 2018 by Jennifer Pisonero Jennifer Pisonero is a Black Latina Spanish teacher at University Preparatory Academy (UPA) Middle School in Detroit, as part of the Bright Loritos Language Immersion program. Nearly 83 percent of…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Mitigate the School-to-Prison Pipeline
May 09, 2018 by Charisma Ricksy Charisma Ricksy is a third-year educator and grade-level lead at Baton Rouge University Prep Elementary, a Title I school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My parents were privileged with choosing from many…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Inspire the Next Generation of Latino Writers and Debaters
May 08, 2018 by EdTrust Since 2014, Raymond Arroyo has been a seventh-grade English teacher at Creston Academy, a Title I school in the Bronx, New York, where 86 percent of the student population is…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Fight for Educational Equity
May 07, 2018 by Zachary Wright Zachary Wright is the 12th-grade world literature and AP Literature teacher at Mastery Charter School Shoemaker Campus, where he has been since 2010, having taught nearly every senior the school…
New Civil Rights Data Collection Shows Students of Color Are Being Systematically Pushed Out
Twice as likely — this phrase can have either good or bad connotations. In the case of new data released by the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil…
Profiles in Education Equity: Rachel Man, Teacher Leader
April 16, 2018 by Letisha Marrero Rachel Man is in her fifth year as a teacher in Prince George’s County, Maryland. She currently teaches eighth-grade language arts for special education, general education, and honors students. She…
FY18 Spending Bill: What’s Good, Bad, and Next for Equity Advocates
March 27, 2018 by Kelly McManus Let’s be honest: There has been a lot of bad news in the last year. But last week, those of us who care about equity in public education got some…
Accountability for Access and Success in the Higher Education Act
March 27, 2018 by EdTrust Equity-focused accountability has the potential to refocus our higher education system on its most important purpose: successful outcomes for…
The Education Trust’s Statement on the FY18 Omnibus Appropriations Deal
March 22, 2018 by The Education Trust released the following statement from Lillian M. Lowery, Ph.D., vice president for P-12 policy and practice and Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D., vice president of higher education policy…