Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
May 03, 2019 by Emily Herd It’s Teacher Appreciation Week — a time to celebrate the amazing educators across the country who work tirelessly to challenge, support, and nurture our youngest generations. Great teachers have immense…
Strong Link Established Between Student Achievement and School Leadership
April 24, 2019 by Karin Chenoweth The impact of having a great teacher is well-known. But what about school principals? Turns out that students learn more when their schools have principals who are part of a…
Q&A with Ricky Castro, 2017 Illinois Teacher of the Year
September 27, 2018 by Letisha Marrero Ricardo “Ricky” Castro is a Spanish, Dual Language, and ESL teacher at Elk Grove High School, just outside Chicago, which is 42 percent low income and 46 percent Latino. A…
Why Congress Should Fund the School Leader Recruitment and Support Program and Title II-A
June 25, 2018 by Lillian M. Lowery Soon, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will be deciding on a budget for the 2019 fiscal year. Among the programs to…
What’s Behind the Teacher Strikes? A Look at Teacher Salaries
June 18, 2018 by Rachel Metz The school year may have come to a close, but for some teachers across the country, things are just getting started. From North Carolina to Arizona, teachers have been making…
Teacher Appreciation: Stories of Courage and Kindness from Room 40
May 29, 2018 by Brooke Haycock My dad is a former cop turned special education teacher in California. For the past 20 years, his daily beat has been Room 40, a well-worn portable classroom, lined with…
Special Edition: ExtraOrdinary Districts Need Extraordinary School Leaders. How Do We Get Them?
April 12, 2018 by Karin Chenoweth Education Trust’s podcast, “ExtraOrdinary Districts,” illustrated that: school leaders who believe in the capacity of all children, no matter what their background, are critical to improving schools; and school leadership…
5 Ways State Leaders Can Support Teacher Diversity
February 14, 2018 by Davis Dixon At Ed Trust, we want to continue the conversation about recruiting and retaining excellent teachers of color. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the student population will be 56…