Systems for Success: Thinking Beyond Access to AP
July 26, 2017 by EdTrust Ed Trust Case Studies Show How Schools Can Achieve the Dual Goals of AP Access and Success for Underserved Students WASHINGTON (July 26, 2017) – As schools and districts respond…
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…
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…
Ensuring All Students Count in School Ratings
March 17, 2017 by Natasha Ushomirsky This post first appeared on the PIE Network’s website, where they invited us and others to answer the question: Without ESSA regs, how do we leverage the law? School rating criteria that…
Why Closing Gaps in Graduation Rates Requires a Focus on Enrollment
March 01, 2017 by Nicolle Grayson If every college and university closed the gap that exists in graduation rates between Black and White students on their campuses, there would still be a gap nationwide. That’s because…