Formal Testimony and Comment

Ed Trust Collaborates on Comments to Ed Department on Civil Rights Survey

Date: 
November 10 2009

On Nov 6, The Education Trust, with Democrats for Education Reform and the  Education Equality Project, submitted comments to the Department of Education on its proposal for improving the  Civil Rights Data Collection survey for school year 2009-10.

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application/pdf iconCRDC Comments from DFER EEP and Ed Trust.pdf

Testimony of Linda Murray, Acting Executive Director, The Education Trust–West, to House Education and Labor Committee Hearing on Teacher Quality and Distribution

Date: 
September 30 2009

Chairman Miller, members of the committee: Thank you very much for providing me with the opportunity to talk with you this morning  about the importance of strong teaching  to our  effort to boost student achievement and close achievement gaps.

School Improvement Grants Comments

Date: 
September 25 2009

School Improvement Grants Comments from Democrats for Education Reform, Education Equality Project, and The Education Trust.

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application/pdf iconSIG Comments from Democrats for Education Reform Education Equality Project and Education Trust.pdf

State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Comments

Date: 
August 27 2009

State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Comments from the Center for American Progress, Democrats for Education Reform, Education Equality Project, and The Education Trust.

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application/pdf iconStateFiscalStabilizationFundCommentsFromCAP_DFER_EEP_ET.pdf

Race to the Top Comments

Date: 
August 27 2009

Race to the Top Comments from the Center for American Progress, Democrats for Education Reform, Education Equality Project, and The Education Trust.

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application/pdf iconRaceToTheTopCommentsFromCAP_DFER_EEP_ET.pdf

Letter from The Education Trust on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Date: 
February 11 2009

Dear Conferee:

We agree with the President that there is no time to lose in enacting the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Like you, we want to ensure that legislation is crafted to provide maximum benefit—both short- and long-term—in creating and preserving jobs while also laying a foundation for the serious improvements necessary to secure our nation’s economic future.

EdTrust Opposes NCLB Recess Until Reauthorization Act

Date: 
June 20 2008

June 20, 2008
United States House of Representatives
Washington DC, 20515
Re: Opposition to NCLB Recess Until Reauthorization Act 

Dear Representative:

Fixing America’s struggling schools requires us to face their issues head-on and do the hard work to ensure that they have both the resources and know-how to boost student learning and close achievement gaps.

United States House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor

Date: 
September 10 2007

Mr. Chairman, Mr. McKeon, and Members of the Committee, thank you for providing me with the opportunity to testify before you this morning on the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act, in particular about the teacher quality provisions.

This Committee has shown great leadership not only in confronting the achievement gap in our public schools, but also in recognizing that improving the quality of teaching at high-poverty and high-minority schools is the most effective gap-closing strategy.

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Written Testimony: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Date: 
March 6 2007

Others on this panel will talk with you today about the pressing need to dramatically increase the effectiveness of America’s teaching force. I could not agree more. For the record, though, I want to emphasize that much more is at stake than simply meeting the goals and timelines of No Child Left Behind.

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application/pdf iconAW Testimony 0307.pdf