Our Advocacy Agenda

The Education Trust’s advocacy agenda grows out of not just our data analysis but out of the work that our staff does day in and day out with smart and committed educators in every part of this country.

     Their work points the way to commonsense policy measures that will boost the achievement of all students and close forever the gaps that separate low-income students and students of color from others.

    The key anchors of our policy agenda are as follows:

• Strong teachers for all students
• Accountability for results and help for struggling schools
• High-quality curricula and course work
• Fair funding
• Increasing access and success in higher education

     We work to identify and leverage opportunities to include these anchors in federal policy. To stay up to date on our federal policy work, check this space frequently and subscribe to Equity Express by clicking the button on the right side of this page.

Updates 

• Read comments to the Department of Education on its proposal for improving the  Civil Rights Data Collection survey for school year 2009-10 submitted by The Education Trust, Democrats for Education Reform, and the  Education Equality Project.
• Read the Ed Trust’s recommendations as to how Race to the Top, State Fiscal Stabilization Funds, and School Improvement Grant regulations can be strengthen to better serve students.
• Read Linda Murray’s Testimony to the Education and Work Force Committee on Access to Strong Teachers.