Publications

Following is a list of all Education Trust publications arranged from newest to oldest.

If you know the title of a specific publication but cannot find it, type the name in the Search box at the top of 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 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 rsmiles@edtrust.org for more information.

The ABCs of "AYP"

Raising Achievement for All Students -- A brief report detailing the basic principles and core requirements of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - the accountability mechanism in No Child Left Behind (NCLB). This report is one in a series on implementing NCLB.

Publication date: 
June 1 2004
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A Matter of Degrees

An analysis reveals deep problems in the graduation rates at four-year colleges and universities but finds that some institutions do a much better job graduating some students than others.

Publication date: 
May 1 2004
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Parent and Community Data Guide

This easy-to-use guide gives parents and the public the tools to collect and analyze school data to improve student achievement.

Publication date: 
January 1 2004
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Guide to Help Latino Parents Improve Their Children's Education

This guide offers a number of suggestions for how Latino parents can get involved and be a better advocate for the education of Latino children.

Publication date: 
January 1 2004
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A New Core Curriculum For All: Aiming High For Other People's Children

This report highlights findings from several large-scale economic and education studies. It argues that educators and policymakers working to ensure that all students are prepared for success in work and in college must attend, first and foremost, to ensuring that students take the rigorous courses that research makes clear are necessary for such success.

Publication date: 
December 4 2003
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Telling the Whole Truth (or Not) About High School Graduation: New State Data

This report highlights the need for states to better report their high school graduation data. Ultimately, this data should result in greater awareness of how many students, particularly low-income and minority students, make it through high school. A state-by-state analysis of graduation rates in all 50 states demonstrates that while some states seem to have seized this opportunity to provide an honest picture of high school graduation among their young people, many other states were lax in reporting complete and useful data.

Publication date: 
December 1 2003
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No Child Left Behind User Guide

This guide provides user-friendly information on NCLB that parents and communities can understand and use. This guide highlights key aspects of the NCLB law in user-friendly language helping parents and community use NCLB for advocacy.

Publication date: 
October 1 2003
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No Child Left Behind Fact Sheets

These quick easy one page fact sheets provide vital information on key provisions of NCLB.

Publication date: 
October 1 2003
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The Funding Gap Report 2003

The study reveals that, in most states, school districts that educate the greatest number of low-income and minority students receive substantially less state and local money per student than districts with the fewest low-income and minority students.

Publication date: 
September 1 2003
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