Letter to House Appropriations Committee Opposing FY18 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
July 18, 2017 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. The Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen Chairman House Appropriations Committee Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Nita Lowey Ranking Member House Appropriations Committee Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Tom Cole Chairman House Labor-H…
John B. King Jr. Calls House Labor-HHS-Education FY18 Appropriations Bill ‘Exceptionally Shortsighted’
July 12, 2017 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. WASHINGTON (07/12/17) – Today, John B. King Jr., president and CEO of The Education Trust, issued this statement on the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education FY18 Appropriations Bill.…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Be a Part of the Solution
July 05, 2017 by Sarah Giddings Sarah Giddings is a National Board Certified teacher in social studies and history with the Washtenaw Educational Options Consortium in Ypsilanti, Michigan, an alternative school serving at-risk youth countywide. She…
John King, DeRay Mckesson Talk Education and Its Implications for Life and Opportunities Beyond School Walls
June 29, 2017 by Nicolle Grayson There’s a raging debate on health care right now. Issues of access, coverage, and cost are dominating newspaper headlines, social media channels, and even sports radio programming. One thing that’s…
Statement from Lillian M. Lowery, Vice President for P-12 Policy and Practice, on the Passing of Commissioner Mitchell Chester
June 27, 2017 by Lillian M. Lowery WASHINGTON – “The nation loses an extraordinary educator and a good and caring human being with the passing of Commissioner Mitchell Chester. Our nation’s children could have no more powerful…
NBER Study Makes Assertions About Supergroups Without Proof
June 21, 2017 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D. A recent paper touting gains in Kentucky’s Focus schools (schools with the lowest performance for student groups) is, on the surface, encouraging. We want to know more about what’s driving…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Give Students Their Fair Shot
June 05, 2017 by Kristin Re Kristin Re is a teacher at The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center in Providence, Rhode Island, and she is a Teach Plus–Rhode Island Teaching Policy Fellow. About half of…
Trends in State ESSA Plans: The Problem With Supergroups
June 01, 2017 by Lynn C. Jennings, Ph.D Among the most important questions to ask to understand whether a state accountability system is designed to promote opportunity and achievement for all groups of students are: Do all groups…
If Budgets Are Statements of Values, This Administration Doesn’t Value American Students
May 23, 2017 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. Statement of John B. King Jr., President and CEO of The Education Trust, on the President’s FY18 Budget Request WASHINGTON (05/23/17) – “The Trump administration’s budget request is an assault…