Joint Letter to Congress from 20 Education Organizations Calling for Policies to Increase Teacher Diversity as Part of Higher Education Act Reauthorization
May 21, 2019 by EdTrust The Honorable Robert Scott Chairman House Education & Labor Committee Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Lamar Alexander United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Virginia Foxx United States House…
ExtraOrdinary Districts Special Edition: The Milford 11
May 17, 2019 by Karin Chenoweth In the summer after the Supreme Court’s 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, Delaware’s first African American attorney, Louis L. Redding and local minister Reverend Fisher met with…
Special Edition: Segregation, Integration and the Milford 11
May 17, 2019 by EdTrust To mark the 65th anniversary of the Brown versus Board of Education ruling, Ed Trust created a special edition of ExtraOrdinary Districts.
Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
May 03, 2019 by Emily Herd It’s Teacher Appreciation Week — a time to celebrate the amazing educators across the country who work tirelessly to challenge, support, and nurture our youngest generations. Great teachers have immense…
What Purpose Does Your Dress Code Serve? Why Inclusive School Policies Matter
April 24, 2019 by Nancy Duchesneau When Tvli Birdshead, a senior at an Oklahoma high school was denied the freedom to wear his Native American regalia to graduation this spring, he decided to fight back. After…
Strong Link Established Between Student Achievement and School Leadership
April 24, 2019 by Karin Chenoweth The impact of having a great teacher is well-known. But what about school principals? Turns out that students learn more when their schools have principals who are part of a…
Educational Justice Can’t Wait
February 11, 2019 by Letisha Marrero Q&A with Denise Forte, Senior Vice President, Partnerships and Engagement Ed Trust is thrilled to welcome Denise Forte as senior vice president, Partnerships and Engagement. Most recently, she served as…
School Counselors Matter
February 01, 2019 by EdTrust As part of a school support team, school counselors provide critical social-emotional and academic supports. Through a comprehensive school…