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EEP joined a coalition of other education advocates in a letter urging the House Appropriations Committee to fund education policies that save jobs, target high-need populations, and drive ongoing education reforms at the state and local level.
Categories: Education News Policy Statements
EEP joins with a number of other education equity organizations in a letter to Congress regarding Senator Harkin’s $23B “Keep Our Educators Working Act.” Collectively we ask Congress to amend the bill to require any state who would receive funds under this Act to “to abandon seniority-based layoff practices” and to close a loophole that would allow states to use these funds to “balance their budgets” rather than to retain and hire educators.
Categories: Education News Policy Statements
The Education Trust and several other advocates, including the Education Equality Project have issued a joint statement in support of the ESEA Fiscal Fairness Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) that would close the “comparability loophole” in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA.)
Categories: Policy Statements
The Education Equality Project (EEP) strongly supports Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s efforts to transform Washington, D.C.’s public schools. We commend her determined insistence that nothing is more important than students and their results. Rhee, a signatory of our project, deeply shares our commitment to closing the achievement gap.
Categories: Policy Statements Press Releases
The Co-chairs of the Education Equality Project (EEP), Joel I. Klein, Chancellor, New York City schools; Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D., President and CEO of UNCF – United Negro College Fund; and Janet Murguía, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, released the following statement regarding President Obama’s blueprint for ESEA reauthorization.
Categories: Policy Statements Press Releases
Today, the Education Equality Project (EEP) joined a coalition of 18 education advocacy, civil rights, and policy organizations who submitted a set of recommendations to the President, Secretary of Education, and Congress regarding the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
Categories: Policy Statements
Education Equality Project (EEP) Director, Ellen Winn, released the following statement on tonight’s critical Houston Board of Education vote. The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is working hard to close the achievement gap. Its courageous efforts should be celebrated and supported.
Categories: Policy Statements Press Releases
Accountability is the guarantee of quality that American students deserve; if they don't have a good school or a good teacher, something should be done to fix the problem - and fast. To that end, we've released our second position paper - "On Accountability." This is the second paper in a series of real solutions for closing the achievement gap. It is our hope that this series will help start a conversation and that you contribute by posting your thoughts below.
Categories: Policy Statements Press Releases
Education Equality Project (EEP) Co-Founder and New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, today released the following statement on new findings that educational inequality persists among students of different races and ethnicities.
Categories: Policy Statements Press Releases
The Education Equality Project (EEP) released today the first in a series of position papers outlining specific policy recommendations aimed at eliminating the racial and ethnic achievement gap in our nation's
public education system. The inaugural position paper focuses on improving teacher quality.
Categories: EEP News Policy Statements Press Releases
Jean-Claude Brizard, Rochester City School District Superintendent
Howard Fuller, Former Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent
Chancellor Joel I. Klein, New York City, NY
Joe Williams, Executive Director, Democrats For Education Reform
Roy Romer, Senior Advisor to the President, The College Board
Mayor Adrian Fenty, District of Columbia
Amy Wilkins, Principal Partner, Education Trust
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, CA
Mayor Cory Booker, Newark, NJ
Janet Murguia, President & CEO of National Council of La Raza
Mayor Kevin Johnson, Sacramento, CA
Lisa Graham-Keegan, Founder, Education Breakthrough Network
Michael Lomax, President & CEO of the United Negro College Fund
Senator Michael Bennett, D-CO
Chancellor Michelle Rhee, District of Columbia
Raul Yzaguirre, Former President and CEO, NCLR
Deborah Gist, Education Commissioner, Rhode Island
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City, NY
Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, PA
Paul Pastorek, Superintendent, LA State
Paul Vallas, Superintendent, New Orleans Recovery
Ramon Cortines, Superintendent, LAUSD
Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago, IL
Andres Alonso, Baltimore City Public Schools CEO
Jeb Bush, Former Governor of Florida
Senator John McCain, R-AZ
Jared Polis, U.S. House of Representatives, D-CO
Jordan Coleman, Youth Filmmaker, Actor, Student
Steve Barr, Green Dot Founder and Chairman
Peter Groff, CEO, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Eva Moskowitz, Success Charter Network Founder and CEO
Marc Ecko, Marc Ecko Enterprises Founder and Chief Creative Officer
J.B. Schramm, CEO and Founder, College Summit
Richard R. Buery Jr., President and CEO, Children’s Aid Society
John Conyers Jr., U.S. House of Representatives, D-MI
Jon Schnur, New Leaders for New Schools CEO and Co-Founder
Mike Feinberg, Co-Founder, KIPP
Walter Isaacson, Aspen Institute President and CEO
Tiki Barber, Chairman, Tiki Ventures LLC
Alisha Thomas Morgan, GA General Assembly—State Representative
Chaka Fattah, U.S. House of Representatives, PA
Ted Mitchell, NewSchools Venture Fund, Chief Executive Officer
Iris Chen, “I Have a Dream” Foundation, President and CEO
Kevin P. Chavous, attorney, author, and national school reform leader
Margaret Spellings, Margaret Spellings and Company
Rod Paige, Former Secretary of Education (2001 - 2005)
