Indiana’s Waiver Request Abandon’s Students in Low-Performing Schools
April 02, 2026 by Nicholas Munyan-Penney Indiana is currently seeking a waiver from federal education requirements from ED. As a part of their request, IDOE wants to allow federal school improvement funding to go to any district, not just those with the lowest performing schools
Good Teaching Matters: How Well-Qualified Teachers Can Close the Gap
March 27, 2026 by EdTrust Part of EdTrust’s 30th Anniversary: Reflecting on the Work That Still Matters
The Educational Aide Exemption Program: A Missing Link to Increase Texas’ Teacher Pipeline
October 13, 2025 by EdTrust-Texas Texas is facing a dire teacher shortage, yet most classroom-ready educational aides remain locked out of pathways to certification
Ed Trust Calls on Policymakers to Close Long-Standing Opportunity Gaps
October 14, 2021 by Denise Forte WASHINGTON – Today, Denise Forte, interim CEO at The Education Trust, issued the following statement on the release of the 2020 National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, long-term trend assessments.…
OPINION: As long as Montgomery County fails to teach children to read, it will have gaps
March 12, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth No one who has paid attention could be surprised by the recent report that Montgomery County has failed to narrow test score gaps. The county has spent a lot more…
Ed Trust Calls on Policymakers to Act to Close Long-Standing Opportunity Gaps to Boost Student Achievement for Our Nation’s Most Underserved Students
October 30, 2019 by Ary Amerikaner 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress results reiterate the critical need to address education equity WASHINGTON (October 30, 2019) – Today, Ary Amerikaner, vice president for P-12 policy, practice, and…
Ed Trust Research Shows Need for Policymakers to Address Racial Gaps in Degree Attainment
June 14, 2018 by EdTrust New national and state-by-state research shows gains and gaps in degree attainment for Latino and Black Adults WASHINGTON – Black and Latino adults are less likely to hold a college…
Hidden School Resources: What Students Deserve in School
May 18, 2018 by Reetchel Presume For the past few months, there have been teacher walkouts in states like Arizona, Kentucky, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and the latest in North Carolina, where more than 15,000 teachers took…
Katie Berger Testifies On Importance of Creating National Student-Level Data System
February 08, 2018 by Katie Berger Katie Berger testifies before National Committee on Institutional Quality & Integrity (NACIQI) on the importance of establishing a student-level data system to improve equity & student outcomes. Good morning. My…