Many people fortunate enough to take some type of parental leave wrestle with returning to work and reflect deeply on whether the thing we spend most […]
Despite living in an era where an almost-incalculable amount of information is available at the entering of a smartphone passcode, any high school or college student […]
Sometimes measuring impact is tough, but when it comes to a diverse educator workforce, the benefits are clear. Research shows that when students of color are […]
Each year, California state leaders spend months proposing and refining the state’s budget, making decisions about programs and resources that directly impact students, schools, and colleges. […]
As California’s students and families of color grapple with the aftermath of remote learning and their disproportionately negative learning outcomes attributed to lost instructional time and […]
In July 2013, California dramatically reformed the way it funds school districts. The new finance system, called Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), provides districts with increased […]
No education policy area has experienced greater tectonic shifts over recent years than districts and school accountability. For over a decade, California operated under a dual […]
At The EdTrust—West, we’re dedicated to a more equitable California for the students who have been systematically shut out from opportunity. To make our educational systems […]