Kati Haycock is director of the Education Trust, an organization that speaks up for what’s right for young people, especially those who are poor or members of minority groups. The Trust also provides hands-on assistance to educators who want to work together to improve student achievement, pre-kindergarten through college. Prior to coming to the Education Trust, she served as executive vice president of the Children’s Defense Fund, the nation’s largest child advocacy organization. Ms. Haycock founded and served as president of The Achievement Council, a statewide organization that provides assistance to teachers and principals in predominately minority schools in improving student achievement. Before that, she served as director of the Outreach and Student Affirmative Action programs for the nine-campus University of California system.