Education Trust
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Located: Washington, D.C.
Founded: 1990
Mission: The Education Trust promotes high academic achievement for all students at all levels—pre-kindergarten through college. Our goal is to close the gaps in opportunity and achievement that consign far too many young people—especially those from low-income families or who are black, Latino, or American Indian—to lives on the margins of the American mainstream.
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Leadership
Kati Haycock.
Kati is one of the nation’s leading child advocates in education. She previously served as executive vice president of the Children's Defense Fund, the nation's largest child-advocacy organization. A native Californian, Haycock founded and served as president of the Achievement Council, a statewide organization that helps teachers and principals in predominantly minority schools improve student achievement. Before that, she served…
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Financial Data
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| Total Revenue: $24,333,413 |
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Contact Info
| Website: | http://www.edtrust.org/ | Address: | 1250 H St Nw Ste 700 |
| E-Mail: | Washington, D.C. 20005, USA | ||
| Phone: | 202-293-1217 | ||
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Story:
This is the story of P.S. 83 Luis Muñoz Elementary School in New York. At Luis Muñoz Rivera Elementary School, many students arrive at the school door already well behind academically. But staff members begin with what the kids can do and then build from there. And like their students, the teachers also are expected to learn and grow. Balancing collaboration and supervision, Principal Frances Castillo has created what one teacher calls “one big family,” resulting in steadily increasing student achievement. In 2006, 67 percent of the school’s fifth-grade students met the New York state English Language Arts standards, but by 2009, 99 percent of students had met those standards. The staff persistently pushes kids higher because, says Castillo, “We’re on an express train that we can never get off.” (Source: http://www.edtrust.org/dc/success-stories/ps-83-luis-mu%C3%B1oz-elementary-school-new-york)
Expert Reviews of Education Trust
Evidence of Impact Summary:
Experts praise the Education Trust for their important work on No Child Left Behind and in general, their extensive impact on federal education policy and state education policy.See expert comments.
Organization Strengths Summary:
Most experts praise the Education Trust for their outstanding leadership and staff and the high quality work they produce in terms of policy, analysis, and lobbying.See expert comments.
Areas for Improvement Summary:
Some experts feel that Education Trust could do more to collaborate, focus their efforts more on research, and try to reach a broader audience.See expert comments.
Expert Comments: Evidence of Impact
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ET has influenced the federal recommendations and guidelines on RTTT and the blueprint for ESEA reauthorization. | ||
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Using rigorous measurement-based accountability has shown that such an approach is the true civil rights/social justice school improvement strategy. | ||
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They have had extensive impact on federal education policy and state education policy. | ||
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They are keeping education inequality and potential causes in policy conversations. Their analysis is well disseminated to high profile politicians who routinely quote ET's work in making policy arguments. | ||
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As one of the key architects of No Child Left Behind, EdTrust had a significant impact on the way in which we think about achievement in this country. The organization's emphasis on student sub-groups and the relative rates of academic success that they experience has changed the discourse over the past decade from one that looked at overall student achievement to one that focuses on the potential inequities in our system. | ||
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The data the Trust issues on inequities in educational resources and in educational opportunities are standard works in the field. Their influence on the drafting and on the implementation of NCLB has been immense. | ||
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It has brought national attention to the issue of student achievement gaps. It has influenced state and federal legislative and administrative responses to this issue. | ||
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Ed Trust has set and often lead the conversation on role and design of the feds as related to education. They have had a huge impact on federal policy development and will continue to do so as the ESEA is reauthorized. | ||
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They do excellent research and advocacy. | ||
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They have done a lot of research and lobbying on behalf of low income and minority students. | ||
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They have a top notch leadership team in Kati Haycock and Amy Wilkins. They also produce top notch policy and research products. | ||
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They have strong leadership, do rigorous analysis, have first rate press relations, and are sophisticated at policy development. | ||
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They have strong leadership, staff, and do great communications/policy work. | ||
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They have strong leadership, disseminate information in a compelling and timely manner. They are very effective at crafting arguments that political leaders can promote. | ||
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They have strong leadership, are great at lobbying, and produce targeted and timely reports. They have created a public presence in key venues to get their message out. | ||
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EdTrust has had consistent leadership and focus over more than a decade. This clarity and consistency have served it well as it seeks to close achievement gaps among groups of students. | ||
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Katie Haycock and other members of the staff have very substantial and well-deserved reputations as speakers and as analysts. | ||
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They have strong leadership and an unwavering advocacy for a particular issue. They have had mostly very high quality staff. | ||
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There continuing leadership in keeping a laser-like focus on equity issues in public school districts and schools is essential. | ||
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It has very strong leadership and staff expertise. It is skilled at communications, especially with print media. | ||
Expert Comments: Areas for Improvement
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They could be more coalition friendly and share best practices. | ||
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It sometimes does not work in a very collaborative way with like-minded organizations. | ||
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They could be more sustainable organizationally, reduce turnover at the lower levels, and focus on succession planning. | ||
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They could further expand into individual states to drive state level policy reform. | ||
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They could try to reach a broader audience. | ||
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EdTrust has sometimes been seen as more of an advocacy organization than one that is guided by research and empirical data. Though I think that these accusations are often misguided, a more clear focus on the research would strengthen the organization's position moving forward. | ||
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They could benefit from having a better understanding of states and being more reflective about the relationship between policy and practice. | ||
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Because of their extensive role in drafting NCLB, Ed Trust has become very invested in the success of the Act. In my view, they have become rigid in continuing to defend aspects of the law that clearly have not worked and some of their positions have, in fact, become counterproductive. | ||
Leadership
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