OPINION: Tennessee students should be taught their whole history, not just parts of it
October 23, 2020 by Gini Pupo-Walker Education is not central to this raucous presidential election season, but educators noted the President’s announcement of a commission on “Patriotic Education,” along with threats to pull federal funding from…
The Education Trust in Texas Public Comments on Proposed Rule Regarding the Safe and Supportive Schools Program and Trauma-Informed Care Policy Training
October 12, 2020 by Jonathan Feinstein Mike Morath Commissioner of Education Texas Education Agency 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-1494 Download the Full Comments Dear Commissioner Morath: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on…
Joint Testimony By Education, Criminal Justice Reform, and Civil Rights Advocates to Texas House Public Education Committee on Interim Charge 1(F) of SB 11
September 30, 2020 by EdTrust SUBMITTED BY Alycia Castillo, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition Jonathan Feinstein, The Education Trust in Texas Andrew Hairston, Texas Appleseed Chloe Latham Sikes, IDRA Ana Ramón, IDRA ENDORSED BY Teach Plus…
Bright Spots: How 2 Universities Built a Diverse Student Body
Nationally, public flagship universities continue to profess support for diversity, but their enrollments tell a different story. In fact, many enroll a smaller proportion of Black students today than they…
VIDEO: Stop Criminalizing and Excluding Black, Latina, and Native Girls in Schools
August 20, 2020 by EdTrust Girls of color are excluded from school for subjective offenses, missing out on critical class time and opportunities to learn
“And they cared”: How to Create Better, Safer Learning Environments for Girls of Color
August 20, 2020 by All across the country, girls of color are excluded from school for subjective offenses like these, missing out on…
“All Children are Born to Thrive”: Why Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD) Matters
August 06, 2020 by Letisha Marrero After months of distance learning, unfinished instruction, social isolation, and missed activities during the summer months, many of the nation’s students will need extra support when the 2020-2021 school years starts. But…
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We’ve Borrowed the Phrase, ‘Provide Grace’.
June 02, 2020 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. “The biggest bonus” of the remote learning that Godwyn Heights School District in Michigan has been doing is the strengthened ties between school and families, says Mary Lang, principal of…