Joint Letter Supporting Priorities for FY24 Biden-Harris Budget Request
November 07, 2022 by EdTrust Dear Secretary Cardona and Director Rice: Thank you for your continued leadership in fighting for essential federal resources in response to the persistent challenges students and schools, especially those most…
Joint Letter Supporting Funding For Postsecondary Student Success Grants in FY23 Appropriations
November 04, 2022 by EdTrust The Honorable Rosa DeLauro Chairwoman House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education; House Appropriations Committee Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Tom Cole Ranking Member House Appropriations…
Denise Forte Named Permanent CEO of The Education Trust
October 27, 2022 by EdTrust She will co-lead the organization with president John B. King Jr. The Education Trust’s Board of Directors has named interim CEO Denise Forte permanent CEO. Following a remarkable career of…
Statement on Massachusetts’ 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Results
October 26, 2022 by Jack Fleming Massachusetts’ top rankings don’t mean much when scores fall to the lowest level in 20 years, and learning inequities persist BOSTON – Natasha Ushomirsky, state director for Massachusetts of The…
How States Are Using Federal Funds to Solve Teacher Shortages
October 12, 2022 by EdTrust New report from The Education Trust highlights promising practices used to invest in teacher recruitment and retention WASHINGTON, D.C. – As students headed back to school this fall, there were…
Forever a Teacher: Lifting the Voices of Our Educators of Color
September 08, 2022 by EdTrust Ed Trust Louisiana Announces Their State Teacher-Led Advocacy Efforts to Diversify the Teacher Workforce and Highlight Actionable Solutions to Recruit, Retain, and Support Teachers of Color Baton Rouge, La. –…
Statement from?Denise Forte, Interim CEO of The Education Trust on NAEP Long-Term Trend Assessment Data
September 01, 2022 by Denise Forte WASHINGTON – Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, released the following statement regarding the release of the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Long-Term Trend results for…
The Education Trust’s Comments on the U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Priorities for Mental Health Programs
August 26, 2022 by EdTrust Amy Banks U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E257 Washington DC, 20202 Earl Myers U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E244 Washington, DC 20202…
Millions of Borrowers Received Student Debt Relief; However, More Needs to Be Done
August 24, 2022 by Denise Forte Statement from Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, on the Biden-Harris administration’s student loan cancellation announcement WASHINGTON (August 24, 2022) — “The decision by the Biden-Harris administration to provide up to…