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EdTrust–NY releases statement supporting New York’s implementation of “significant disproportionality” rule
The following statement can be attributed to Ian Rosenblum, Executive Director of The Education Trust–New York: “While the Trump Administration’s failure to protect students’ civil rights is shameful, we are grateful to the New York State Education Department and...
Equity in Action: SEEK program at Lehman College sets high expectations for all students
The Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge (SEEK) program at Lehman College serves approximately 900 students each year. As of fall 2017, 96 percent of SEEK students were in good academic standing. The program’s six-year graduation rate of 52 percent is...
Community members discuss the state of educator diversity in Buffalo and Erie County
As The Education Trust–New York revealed in its report, See Our Truth, Latino and Black students represent 43 percent of New York State’s K-12 enrollment yet only 16 percent of the state’s teachers—leaving significant numbers of students of all races and...
EdTrust–NY offers comment on teacher evaluations
The following statement can be attributed to Ian Rosenblum, Executive Director of The Education Trust–New York: “Teacher evaluation should be a tool to identify our strongest educators as well as those who need additional support. To be meaningful, it must include...
Equity in Action: In SUNY Stony Brook’s Educational Opportunity Program, students support each other
The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at SUNY Stony Brook serves approximately 800 students each year. According to the SUNY Office of Institutional Research, Stony Brook’s EOP retention rate for the Fall 2016 entering class is nearly 96 percent, higher than...
EdTrust–NY releases statement on New York’s results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Results underscore need for action to improve outcomes for historically under-served groups of students and importance of maintaining accurate and high expectations for all students New York’s performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) –...