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01/13/2025
Published by EdTrust-West on 01/13/2025

EdTrust-West Responds to the State Budget Proposal for 2025-2026

For Immediate Release Contact: Mariel Matze, [email protected], (510) 879-6208 Oakland, CA — In response to California’s proposed 2025-2026 budget, Christopher J. Nellum, Executive Director at EdTrust-West, […]
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12/18/2024
Published by EdTrust-West on 12/18/2024

EdTrust-West Responds to Governor Newsom’s Framework for his Master Plan for Career Education

For Immediate Release December 16, 2024 Contact: Mariel Matze, [email protected], (510) 879-6208   Oakland, CA — In response to Governor Newsom’s announcement of a framework for […]
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11/21/2024
Published by EdTrust-West on 11/21/2024

EdTrust-West Responds to the 2024 California School Dashboard Release

Oakland, CA — In response to the release of updated data on the California School Dashboard, Melissa Valenzuela-Stookey, Director of P-16 Research at EdTrust-West, issued the […]
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10/31/2024
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Shedding Light on California’s Multilingual Learners in the Cradle-to-Career Data System

One out of every five students in California schools is currently an English Learner, also referred to as a multilingual learner (MLL). Despite progress in recent […]
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10/31/2024
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From Policies to Practice: Paving the Path to College Readiness for Students of Color in the Los Angeles Unified School District

Over the last two decades, the Los Angeles Unified School District has adopted a series of policies to improve college readiness for its hundreds of thousands […]
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10/10/2024
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EdTrust-West Responds to Release of 2024 CAASPP Results

For Immediate Release Contact: Mariel Matze, [email protected], 510-879-6208 EdTrust-West Responds to Release of 2024 CAASPP Results Oakland, CA — Rachel Ruffalo, Senior Director of Strategic Advocacy […]
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10/10/2024
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Grateful, Inspired, and Courageous: Reflections on the #EdEquityForum2024

When we closed out the Education Equity Forum just two short weeks ago, the EdTrust-West team huddled in the Marriott for one last Forum task – […]
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09/20/2024
Published by EdTrust-West on 09/20/2024

EdTrust-West Responds to Golden State Pathways Program Grant Qualifications Results

EdTrust-West is thankful that the California Department of Education (CDE) released the Golden State Pathways Program (GSPP) grant qualifications results today and supports the prompt disbursement […]
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08/30/2024
Published by EdTrust-West on 08/30/2024

EdTrust-West Statement on a Housing Initiative for California Educators

The announcement by Superintendent Thurmond to accelerate the development of housing units by schools is encouraging. Educators of color and multilingual educators have expressed for years […]
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