Type Of Content: Blog Post

As AI rapidly enters classrooms, its potential benefits for students of color and those from low-income communities are undermined when funders fail to partner with families and communities — silencing their voices and increasing the risk of harm

Good Teaching Matters, a seminal EdTrust report from 1998, looks at the state of education in the U.S. and the persistent inequities that hold students back. That message still resonates today

EdTrust’s standard for advocacy never changed. It has always been set by the students who’ve been denied the resources they need to succeed

When a school is identified for improvement under ESSA, the conversation often jumps straight to solutions — but leaders need to understand why improvement is needed before determining their solutions

Federal policy requires state education agencies (SEAs) to monitor, support, and guide these identified schools; however, there is a need for greater coherence in how states approach school improvement to ensure equitable outcomes for all students

Tennessee lawmakers passed HB 793, an alarming bill to force schools to verify immigration status of every student. This could cause a ripple effect with devastating consequences to classrooms nationwide

Across the country, state education agencies have a clear, well-defined role at the start of the accountability process. They also have a clear role at the end. But the middle is where schools need their state’s support most

A first-generation student talks about the challenges they’ve faced, why they feel called to advocate for others, and how politics is affecting the campus climate at their university

The Department of Education’s “patriotic education” is an attempt to whitewash U.S. history and suppress the truth about America’s past