Type Of Content: Report

Creating Safer Schools: A Case Study

files November 08, 2023 by Nancy Duchesneau, Manny Zapata

This mixed-methods case study examines two urban school districts in the United States. After public calls to end policing in schools, leaders in these districts reformed both policy and practice to support student safety.

The Search for More Complex Racial and Ethnic Representation in Grade School Books

files September 14, 2023 by Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D., William Rodick, Ph.D.

In a study of 300 children's books, Ed Trust identified large disparities in characters and topics describing White people vs. people of color in curricula

Future of Assessments: Centering Equity and the Lived Experiences of Students, Families, and Educators

files April 19, 2023 by Sarah Mehrotra, Nicholas Munyan-Penney

Addressing inequities in the educational outcomes — particularly for students of color and students from low-income backgrounds — cannot…

How Does Louisiana Support Student’s Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD)?

files April 04, 2023 by EdTrust

This brief highlights how Louisiana is supporting students’ SEAD and areas for growth across six policy issues, as well as questions to ask district leaders about local implementation.

Black Joy Consortium for Reimagining Education 2023 Platform Priorities

files April 04, 2023 by EdTrust

The Black Joy Consortium is aligned to a vision for a reimagined education system that fully prepares Black students…

Key Criteria for Undocumented Student Higher Education Access and Success

files February 22, 2023 by EdTrust

Ed Trust researchers analyzed nine criteria in the 15 states with the largest shares of undocumented college students to determine whether state policies are helping or hurting undocumented students’ ability to attend college and how access and success for this underserved student population could be improved.

Completing the Cycle: Supporting and Retaining Teachers of Color in Houston

files January 19, 2023 by EdTrust

Houston-area teachers told us what they need in order to succeed and stay in challenging academic environments. Amid teacher…

ACCESS GRANTED – School Funding Between Schools in Districts

files December 07, 2022 by EdTrust

Inequities in school funding between school districts within a state have been well documented, and a few early analyses…