Sentences with phrase «of education trust»

I in a special program at Sonoma featuring GUEST SPEAKER ARUN RAMANATHAN, Executive Director of the Education Trust West.

LCAP Watch is the creation of Education Trust - West, a nonprofit group that advocates for low - income, minority students, along with three - dozen organizations and groups that have agreed to share information on districts» newly passed accountability plans and to spread the word about the new repository.

«There is backlash in other states that didn't get Race to the Top money and are now ticked off,» says Jeannette LaFors of Education Trust — West, an advocacy group.

«It's pretty darn brave,» says Amy Wilkins, principal partner of the Education Trust, which advocates policies to improve teaching for low - income students.

In addition, says Jeannette LaFors, of Education Trust — West, a nonpartisan group, few school districts have enough experts on staff to review and compare the products.

As millions of American children head back to school, Michele and Igor chat with John B. King Jr., former U.S. secretary of education and president and CEO of The Education Trust, to discuss our public school systems, school choice, and the racial dynamics that are still prevalent in education today.

Ryan Smith, head of Education Trust — West, a California - based education and civil rights group, said the state can't wait much longer for a meaningful way to hold schools accountable.

This year's speakers included John B. King Jr., President and CEO of The Education Trust and former Secretary of Education; Angela Duckworth, Founder and CEO of Character Lab; and David Brooks, writer for the NY Times.

Former U.S. Secretary of Education, John B. King Jr, now President & CEO of Education Trust, a national nonprofit advocacy organization that promotes high academic achievement for all students at all levels, particularly for students of color and low - income students, delivered the keynote address at the fall 2017 convening of the By All Means consortium.

Ryan J. Smith is executive director of The Education Trust — West.

[Update: Katie Haycock of the Education Trust (which has gotten into trouble for its role in helping the administration define proficiency down as well as developing the Plessy v. Ferguson - like Cut the Gap in Half approach that is subjecting poor and minority kids to the soft bigotry of low expectations), is now going to say that she doesn't like the direction of of the administration's gambit; EdTrust has also released a report criticizing the effort thus far.]

Daria Hall of Education Trust warns, «we have to be really cautious because we know that states have a long track record of not making tough decisions when it comes to the interest of low - income students, students of color, English - language learners.

«Our governor has not been a fan of data,» said Ryan Smith, executive director of Education Trust - West, a civil rights and education group that generally backs tough school accountability standards.

The issue is bigger than L.A. Unified, said Arun Ramanathan, executive director of Education Trust - West, a nonprofit advocacy group not involved in the pending litigation.

These placements «raise major equity concerns,» said Ian Rosenblum, Executive Director of The Education Trust — New York.

Arun Ramanathan is executive director of The Education Trust — West, a statewide education advocacy organization.

As they say, however, it's never too late to correct this situation,» said Kati Haycock, Director of The Education Trust.

Ryan Smith, Executive Director of The Education Trust — West, coauthored a commentary in EdSource with California School Boards Association Executive Director Vernon Billy challenging the State Board of Education (SBE) to improve the California School Dashboard.

«I believe [teachers» unions] are using the bill as an end run around the judge's ruling,» said Arun Ramanathan of Education Trust West, an Oakland - based educational policy research group.

Stateside's conversation with Amber Arellano, executive director of The Education Trust - Midwest.

«The danger here is that you have two kinds of problems going on,» Kati Haycock, president of the Education Trust, a nonprofit group that works to close achievement gaps, recently told the New York Times.

Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were not the focus of the Education Trust study, but they educate 20 percent of all first time black freshmen — and enrollment has been increasing.

But in the coming years, they'll be «trying to make equity at the heart of education in states,» said Ryan Smith, executive director of The Education Trust - West, the California arm of the Washington - based education advocacy group.

John B. King, the former U.S. education Secretary and incoming president of the Education Trust, a nonprofit advocacy group, has expressed a range of concerns about DeVos and her commitment to public education, but said he's also keeping an open mind.

«The continuing debate over the Vergara case is a linchpin to continue the conversation about the need for real equity in education» Said Ryan J. Smith, Executive Director of The Education Trust — West.

As part of his campaign's education platform, Kerry proposes creation of an education trust fund, similar to what former Vice President Al Gore supported in his 2000 presidential campaign.

He is also vice president of The Education Trust.

«What happens in Los Angeles sets the stage for what happens in other districts,» said Arun Ramanathan, executive director of Education Trust - West, a nonprofit that advocates for low - income and minority children.

Ryan J. Smith is executive director of The Education Trust — West, a research and advocacy organization focused on educational justice and the high academic achievement of all California students, particularly those of color and living in poverty.

Ryan Smith, executive director of The Education Trust - West, a nonprofit that works to improve education for minority and poor students, says a lot of that money was spent to ramp up technology, since the tests are taken on computer.

The weight states give to closing achievement gaps is an important factor, said Amy Wilkins, the vice president for government affairs and communications of the Education Trust, a Washington - based group that advocates on behalf of disadvantaged children.

Former U.S. Secretary of Education and current President and CEO of The Education Trust John B. King Jr. said, «Chris has been a great partner and leader who cares deeply about what is best for students throughout the nation.

Asked for his response, Ryan Smith, executive director of the Education Trust — West, a nonprofit advocacy organization, said: «I was troubled by those comments because although we have local control, it's up to all of us at both the state and local level to ensure that LCFF has positive results.

John B. King Jr. is the president and CEO of The Education Trust, a national nonprofit organization that seeks to identify and close opportunity and achievement gaps, from preschool through college.

The Tennessee Educational Equity Coalition held the Third Annual Education Summit, featuring John B. King, President and CEO of The Education Trust on February 26 and 27, 2018.

In this op - ed, Arun Ramanathan, executive director of The Education Trust - West, writes that «by authentically engaging and empowering parents and community members in their planning and budgeting processes, district leaders can really put the «local» into local control.»

«Poverty is certainly not destiny,» said Amber Arellano, executive director of Education Trust - Midwest, a Royal Oak - based education policy and advocacy organization.

Amy Wilkins of the Education Trust, an advocacy group that seeks to close the achievement gap, said she is concerned that plans submitted by Indiana and Oklahoma don't do enough to hold schools accountable for educating Latino, African American and other minority children.

Prior to joining Pivot, Arun served as the Executive Director of the Education Trust - West, the leading education policy, research and advocacy organization focused on closing achievement and opportunity gaps for low - income students and students of color in California.

Some states, including Indiana, award «bonus points» for academic growth of students in the super subgroup, as well as for growth among a school's top - performing students, testified Kati Haycock, president of the Education Trust, an organization dedicated to closing the achievement gap.

Kati Haycock, president of Education Trust, predicts that this stipulation will «prompt schools to prepare all students — not just the privileged few — for postsecondary study.»

Michele and Igor chat with former U.S. Secretary of Education and President and CEO of The Education Trust John B. King Jr. to discuss our public school systems, school choice, and the racial dynamics still prevalent in education today.

Special thanks go to John B. King Jr. of The Education Trust for lending his expertise on the report and providing insightful commentary.

Last year, thousands of parents and community groups across California used our district report cards to learn how their districts stacked up against the state's top performers for underserved students,» Dr. Arun Ramanathan, executive director of The Education Trust - West, said in a statement.

Author Bio: Ryan J. Smith is executive director of The Education Trust — West and an Annie E. Casey Children and Family Fellow.

«It is certainly what makes Joel Klein tick,» said Kati Haycock, the president of the Education Trust, which advocates for progress on the issue.

The head of the Education Trust, a former Obama official, denounced Trump's proposed budget (which called for trimming national K - 12 spending by something less than one percent) as «an assault on the American dream.»

On Dec. 20, Kati Haycock, executive director of The Education Trust, Chester E. Finn Jr., president of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, and Christopher B. Swanson, director of Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, discussed the most influential people, organizations, research studies, and information sources in education policy over the past 10 years.

Kati Haycock, executive director of the Education Trust, said that we shouldn't have focused on this «proxy stuff» and should have instead studied the links between individual teachers and their students» achievement.

Ryan J. Smith is executive director of The Education Trust — West and an Annie E. Casey Children and Family Fellow.