Publications About Accountability and Support for Struggling Schools
Following is a list of all Education Trust publications arranged from newest to oldest. You can find publications archived by year in the box below left.
If you know the title of a specific publication but cannot find it, type the name in the Search box atop this page. To find a publication on a specific topic, go to the Filter Publications box and choose a topic or audience from the drop-down menu. Or you can click on one of the “tags” beneath a publication listed below to view all of our publications on that topic.
All Education Trust publications are available as free downloads. Publications marked with an asterisk (*) are available in print. Please contact rpitts@edtrust.org for more information.
Close the Hidden Funding Gaps in Our Schools
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“Close the Hidden Funding Gaps in Our Schools” shines a light on widespread and unjust district budgeting practices and offers Congress a straightforward legislative path: Fix the so-called comparability provisions of Title I.
Stuck Schools
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Schools often lumped together as “low performing” are not all alike. Some low-performing schools remain “stuck” year after year, while others that started as low performers are among the fastest improvers in their states. Tracking proficiency rates and improvement over time can help policymakers focus scarce resources on the neediest schools.
A Guide to Homework for Parents to Help Their Children Succeed*
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This guide helps parents locate their state’s academic standards, compare homework assignments with the standards, ask questions about homework assignments, and get help when homework seems meaningless, too difficult, or too easy.
