01/03/2022
Like so many of you, I spent the holiday season reflecting on a year filled with exciting new journeys, both professional and personal, amid yet another […]
10/21/2021
We are excited to announce the EdTrust–West’s 2021-22 Educator Advisory Council (EAC) and reintroduce our inaugural cohort! We were honored to receive over 50 applications from […]
09/25/2021
Since Covid-19 shuttered classrooms and campuses 18 months ago, we at The EdTrust–West have lived by a consistent mantra: while we miss much of pre-pandemic life, […]
07/14/2021
Today, EdTrust-West named me as its next executive director. I’ve been touched and humbled by the congratulations and support I’ve gotten so far, but nothing compares […]
06/03/2021
When Rodrigo Velaz was in high school, he had big dreams of going to college, but he knew one of his biggest obstacles would be the […]
05/26/2021
When Beatriz Espinoza enrolled in her California Community College (CCC), she was placed in remedial English courses, which pushed back her timeline for transferring to a […]
05/17/2021
U.S. schools primarily define English learners (ELs) by their emerging bilingualism. This is understandable, given that federal law requires that schools identify these students based upon […]
05/04/2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered school buildings and campuses across the state and nation in March 2020, The EdTrust–West (ETW) turned to our educator community to hear their perspectives. We held […]
03/04/2021
Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series in which our experts delve into the details of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s January budget proposal. […]