As Congress looks to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, questions remain as to how to hold institutions of higher education accountable for promoting student success.
The Education Trust will host a briefing to hear from state and federal leaders about what student centered accountability looks like and how to support positive student outcomes, specifically for students from low-income backgrounds and students of color.
Jinann Bitar, director of higher education research at EdTrust, recently talked with Aneesh Sohoni, CEO of One Million Degrees (OMD), which is…
Statewide summative assessments are an essential tool to achieve education equity. Because these are the only tests that students…
Every student has a teacher they remember for making a difference in their academic journey — mine was my…
The Education Trust-Tennessee, in addition to a collective of teachers, parents, students, education leaders, and community members from across…
In November 2023, The Education Trust released “Who Received Federal Emergency Aid Funding in Texas? A Closer Look at…
The Honorable Robert B. Aderholt, ChairmanHouse Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and EducationThe Honorable Tammy Baldwin, ChairSenate…
Ask a young person about the top issues they care about. Climate change is one of them.Ask a teacher…
While federal, state, district, school, and classroom policies all impact student, family, and community engagement, state leaders play a…
Last fall, just as students were returning from summer break, schools across the nation were forced to close for…
On Friday, April 12, 2024, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) approved a number of new standards adopted…
In 2020, EdTrust released a report titled, “Segregation Forever?,” which found that Black and Latino students are grossly underrepresented…
March 2024P-12Systemic barriers keeping public HBCUs underfunded; Education Trust advocates equity in education policies, WABE NPR, 03/22/24In “FAILING GRADE:…
