Haycock, Kati
Kati Haycock
Director, Education Trust
Phone: 202-293-1217
Areas of Expertise:
Student achievement, equity, low-income students, education policy
Kati Haycock, the director of The Education Trust, is one of the nation's leading child advocates in the field of education. Established in 1990, the Trust advocates for young people, especially those who are poor or members of minority groups. The Trust also provides hands-on assistance to urban school districts and universities that want to work together to improve student achievement, kindergarten through college. Before coming to The Education Trust, Haycock 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 provides assistance in improving student achievement to teachers and principals in predominantly minority schools. Before that, she served as director of the outreach and student affirmative action programs for the nine-campus University of California system.
