From Crisis to Opportunity: Recovering California’s Commitment to Equity
As COVID-19 shuttered schools across California, school and district leaders developed and rolled out distance learning plans at unprecedented speeds. Despite …
California voters will weigh in on affirmative action in November. Here’s what that means for the rest of the country
Source: Market Watch Over the past few decades the question of whether affirmative action is an appropriate antidote to centuries…
Meet the 2020 Russlynn Ali Summer Fellows
The Russlynn Ali Fellowship program, named in honor of the founding executive director of The Education Trust–West, aims to support people…
Policy Analyst
The OrganizationThe Education Trust–West (ETW) works for educational justice and high academic achievement of all students at all levels,…
Voters to decide reversal on California affirmative action ban
Source: KTVUKTVU's Cristina Rendon spoke with Elisha Smith-Arrillaga, Executive Director for the Education Trust-West, about what voters will have to…
California Voters Will Have Their Say on Proposition 209 and Affirmative Action
PRESS RELEASEJune 24th, 2020Contact: Alfredo Fletes| [email protected] | (562) 774-7544 California Voters Will Have Their Say on Proposition 209 and…
California Voters to Decide Fate of Affirmative Action Ban
Source: Courthouse NewsIn a 30-10 vote Wednesday, the state Senate ratified Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5. The vote was applauded by…
California weighs overturning 24-year ban on affirmative action
Source: The GuardianYet, while much of the focus in the affirmative action debate is on college admissions, the proposal would…
Ed Trust–West Research In Brief Series
The Education Trust–West seeks submissions from researchers, academics, and scholar-practitioners to inform our Research In Brief series - a collection of shor…
Advancing Equity with Race Conscious Policymaking: ACA 5 Update
Dr. Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Executive Director of The Education Trust–West issued the following statement in response to the Assembly…
United in the Fight for Equity and Justice
We join the nation in grieving the death of George Floyd, yet another reminder that the lives of Black…
Ed Equity in Crisis: Centering Higher Education Student Experiences
California’s state colleges and universities are known to open doors to a brighter, more prosperous future for students, but…
Affirmative Action: Frequently Asked Questions
For over 25 years, Proposition 209 has prevented the state from taking active measures to prevent discrimination and ensure…
CARES Funding Letter
We applaud Governor Newsom and state leadership for their commitment to funding schoolsfully throughout the pandemic and issuing guidance…
Some Parents Skip Meals to Feed Their Children, but Who Will Feed the Adults? One Organization Has an Answer
Publication date: May 17, 2020Source: KQEDPrior to the stay-at-home order, Diosmery Durán said she and her family were doing fine,…
Ed Trust–West Responds to Governor Newsom’s 2020-2021 May Budget Revision
Contact:Kristin Costa, [email protected], 408.500.8555Stephanie Ong, [email protected], 415.786.5568 In response to Governor Newsom’s May Revision t…
Pandemic EBT
Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits will be available for eligible California families soon!Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), children who are eligible…
‘The hardest thing we’ve ever done.’ SLO County parents fear learning at home will leave kids behind
Source: San Luis Obispo TribuneEvery day, Vianna Mongeur wakes up at 5 a.m. to go to work in Paso Robles…
Education Equity in Crisis: #Data4ThePeople but How?
Education Equity in Crisis: #Data4ThePeople but How? For over 5 years, The Education Trust–West’s #Data4ThePeople campaign has been…