Data For The People Equity Alert: What’s Next for California’s Cradle to Career Data System
California is celebrating an important win, as Governor Newsom and state legislators included millions of dollars in establishing a…
Ed Trust–West Statement In Response to California’s Final 2019-2020 Budget
Dr. Elisha Smith Arrillaga issued the following statement on behalf of The Education Trust–West:Yesterday Governor Newsom signed a budget…
Ed Trust–West’s Education Equity Forum 2019: Accelerating the movement for educational justice: Racial equity in California schools and colleges
Ed Trust–West’s Education Equity Forum 2019 will focus on the momentum we see in the movement for educational justice,…
College and Career Readiness Digital Toolkit
New research from The Education Trust–West highlights how California schools and districts are implementing equitable college and career readiness…
Meet the 2019 Russlynn Ali Summer Fellows
The Russlynn Ali Fellowship program, named in honor of the founding executive director of The Education Trust–West, lays the…
Equitable Approaches for Expanding College and Career Readiness
California is home to millions of students of color and low-income students, but our school systems are not adequately…
Ed Equity Forum 2019: Digital Toolkit
Ed Trust–West’s Education Equity Forum 2019, Accelerating the Movement for Educational Justice: Racial Equity in California Schools and Colleges,…
The Equity 8 – California’s Key Legislative Proposals
Each year, California legislators propose new policies, programs, or changes to existing programs through the legislative process and the…
Ed Equity Advocacy Day 2019
On May 1, 2019, nearly 200 advocates and activists gathered in Sacramento for the second annual Education Equity Advocacy…
Ed Trust-West Responds to Governor Newsom’s May Revisions to his State Budget Proposal
In response to the release of Governor Newsom’s May revisions to his 2019-2020 California state budget proposal, Dr. Elisha…
Data For The People: Prioritizing Equity in California’s State Longitudinal Data System
California is in desperate need of a state longitudinal data system for education - one with equity built into…
College and Career Readiness
Educators and school leaders across the state are expanding college and career readiness by implementing policies and practices that…
What’s Next CA: Advocacy Across the State
#WhatsNextCA in Sacramento In January, the Ed Trust–West team hosted a #WhatsNextCA reception in Sacramento, bringing together over 100…
A Review of California’s Final ESSA Plan
Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), every state must develop a plan to provide a quality education to…
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Dual Enrollment Digital Week of Action
In recognition of Dual Enrollment Week, Education Trust–West and the California Coalition of Early and Middle Colleges are hosting…
Webinar: Money Matters: Understanding and Advocating for Educational Equity and Justice in CA’s 2019-2020 State Budget
Newly-elected Governor Gavin Newsom recently released his January 2019-2020 State Budget proposal, one of the first important reflections of…
Statement on Governor Newsom’s 2019-2020 State Budget Proposal
In response to Governor Newsom’s 2019-2020 California State Budget proposal, The Education Trust-West issued the following statement:As the Governor…
Statement in Response to the California School Dashboard Release
In response to the release of the California School Dashboard, The Education Trust-West released the following statement:Recently the California…
Paving the Path to College Aid: Expanding Access to the Cal Grant Program
While California has steadily improved its Cal Grant application rates, it can do even better.Paving the Path to College…
Equity Alert: Improving Cal Grant Equity
Each year, over 300,000 eligible students are turned away from Cal Grant awards.Ed Trust–West’s latest Equity Alert, Improving Cal…