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Waiver Renewal Guidelines a Step Forward on Key Issues, Though Not Always a Big One
WASHINGTON (August 29, 2013) The NCLB waiver process has been far from perfect. Among other things, the initial waiver guidelines allowed states to radically…
Comments on the Civil Rights Data Collection
Read the letter to the Department of Education in support of the mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection with suggestions for how to improve the quality and usa…
New Brief Underscores Urgency to Improve Native Student Achievement
WASHINGTON (August 13, 2013) Despite recent progress in improving achievement among students of color, achievement results for Native students have remained ne…
Statement from The Education Trust on the California CORE Districts Waiver
WASHINGTON (August 6, 2013) We are disappointed by the Department of Education's decision to grant California's CORE districts a waiver from certain requirem…
Statement From The Education Trust on Passage of the Student Success Act
WASHINGTON (July 19, 2013) Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is long overdue, but the legislation passed today in the House does no…
New Analyses Examine State Track Records in Performance and Improvement
WASHINGTON (July 9, 2013) Common Core standards have the potential to dramatically raise the rigor of instruction - and the level of achievement - in schoo…
Brief Analysis and Statement from The Education Trust on the NAEP Long-Term Trend Assessment
WASHINGTON (June 27, 2013) The results from the 2012 long-term trend National Assessment of Educational Progress show that over the last four decades, our na…
Statement from The Education Trust, National Center for Learning Disabilities, National Council of La Raza and U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the Student Success Act
WASHINGTON (June 19, 2013) The reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is an important step toward putting the lessons learned over the …
Statement by Kati Haycock, president of The Education Trust, on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
WASHINGTON (June 11, 2013) Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is long overdue. Eleven years since the passage of No Child Left Beh…
Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
United States SenateHealth, Education, Labor and Pensions CommitteeFebruary 7, 2013Written Testimony ofKati Haycock, President, The Education Trust Chairm…
New Ed Trust report shows several state accountability systems created through NCLB waivers weaken civil rights commitments of federal law
Some states “showed real courage” in the effort to move the needle on school improvement, but far too many “turn back the clock” for the students most frequent…
Statement from The Education Trust in support of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and others’ complaint against New York City’s specialized high schools admission process
WASHINGTON (November 29, 2012) Study after study confirms that a rigorous high school curriculum is the surest predictor of success in college. Even so, New …
Response from The Education Trust to News Coverage of Florida Board of Education’s Achievement Goals
The following Letter to the Editor was submitted yesterday to the Sun-Sentinel in South Florida in response to a story it published about the student achieveme…
Statement from The Education Trust on House Passage of the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act
WASHINGTON (May 10, 2012) Balancing the needs of a strong national defense, deficit reduction and a strong education system should be a no-brainer for a coun…
New Education Trust analysis of educator evaluation plans in first-round NCLB waiver agreements underscore potential for both promise, pitfalls in new federal-state partnership in K-12 education
Note: To download individual state summaries, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the desired attachment(s).WASHINGTON (March 22, 2012) The Educati…
Education Trust analysis of accountability plans in first-round NCLB waiver agreements shows potential for both promise, pitfalls in new federal-state partnership in K-12 education
Onus now on leaders in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Tennessee to couple stron…
Ed Trust NCLB Waiver Summaries: Overview
Note: To download individual state summaries, scroll down and click on the desired attachment(s).The Education Trust continues to push Congress hard to reautho…
Statement from The Education Trust on No Child Left Behind waiver announcement
WASHINGTON (February 9, 2012) The Obama administration has announced that it is granting 10 states waivers from the accountability system of the federal No C…
Statement from The Education Trust on the 2011 NAEP reading and mathematics results
WASHINGTON (November 1, 2011) In both the fourth and eighth grades, Americas students are performing at their highest levels ever in reading and mathematics…
Parents need more information on school quality
WASHINGTON (October 28, 2011) Using the Internet, American parents can instantly retrieve details on just about anything: from where to get the best deal on …