Data Tools

Research-driven data and insights are at the core of our mission to expand equity and educational opportunities for California students and families. We’ve developed a number of data tools to help students, families, advocates, and other key stakeholders navigate our research and learn more about how EdTrust-West uses datasets to guide our advocacy efforts for a more equitable and just education system in California. We track and study a number of education-related data and statistics, from California’s TK-16 framework to digital divide maps and beyond. Developing robust policy recommendations based on well-researched issues across a broad spectrum of issues in education is critical to advancing equity and bettering educational outcomes for students now and in the future.

Check out our latest data tools:

TAMO Data Dashboard
This tool uses data released by the California Department of Education (CDE) on teacher preparation and what classes and students they are assigned to teach across the state’s schools via the Teaching Assignment Monitoring Outcomes dataset.

LA County Data Equity Walk
The LA County Data Equity Walk is a tool for examining educational inequalities and achievements among diverse student groups in Los Angeles County, emphasizing opportunity gaps from early learning to higher education.

Racial Disparities in Financial Aid Completion
This data tool provides insights into financial aid application completion rates among California high school seniors, highlighting racial and ethnic disparities. It aims to assist local decision-makers and education leaders in addressing these gaps.

Mapping the Implementation of AB 705
This interactive map tool evaluates the implementation of Assembly Bill 705 across California's 114 community colleges, focusing on its impact on Black and Latinx students. It uses an equity index to rate each college based on the success of students in completing transfer-level courses, particularly in math and English.

Mapping Racial Equity in California’s Community College Dual Enrollment
This tool focuses on equitable dual enrollment in California's community colleges. It includes maps that visually represent racial equity in dual enrollment for Latinx, Native, and Black students across high schools and community college districts.

Data for the People Hub
The "Data for the People Hub" provides visualizations of California's educational data, focusing on equity for underrepresented students, and is a resource for stakeholders to address educational disparities.

Data Equity Walk
The Data Equity Walk Toolkit facilitates a 45-90 minute activity for diverse audiences to engage with and discuss education data, highlighting disparities in student outcomes. It encourages collective discussion and solution-finding to improve equity in education, accessible to all regardless of prior data experience.

Ready-Made State-Level Data Slides
Option 1 of the Data Equity Walk Toolkit provides ready-made slides featuring California state-level data, designed to facilitate discussions about educational equity and outcomes. This option simplifies the process for users by offering pre-prepared material.

Option 2: Do-It-Yourself Data Slides
Option 2 of the Data Equity Walk Toolkit offers resources for users to create their own data slides, allowing for a more personalized and flexible approach to discussing educational equity. This option encourages users to tailor the content to their specific audience or focus areas.

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